Allison Mack and the Failure of NXIVM

Clare Bronfman, a child of late service magnate Edgar Bronfman Sr. and heiress to the Seagrams alcohol fortune, was implicated of funding what ended up being unlawful conduct after fulfilling Raniere in 2002 and ending up being, initially, a NXIVM acolyte, and eventually a board member, in addition to Raniere’s benefactor and legal supporter who presumably funded suits on his behalf versus viewed opponents.

In 2003, Bronfman’s dad approximated to Forbes that she had actually lent NXIVM $2 million, which she rejected at the time. “I believe it’s a cult,” stated Bronfman Sr., who passed away in 2013.

On April 19, 2019, Bronfman pleaded guilty to conspiring to hide and harbor an undocumented immigrant for monetary gain, and deceitful usage of recognition for assisting Raniere utilize a departed individual’s charge card. Part of her sentence required her to surrender $6 million.

” I am genuinely sorry,” Bronfman informed U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis “I strove to do excellent worldwide and assist individuals– nevertheless, I have actually made errors.”

She was sentenced on Sept. 30, 2020, to 81 months in jail. Describing the significant charge, Garaufis mentioned that he was “bothered by proof recommending that Ms. Bronfman consistently and regularly leveraged her wealth and social status as a method of frightening, managing and penalizing” individuals who had actually left NXIVM or were viewed to be its enemies.

Bronfman was launched from jail into a midway home in May 2024, per the Albany Times-Union.