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NXIVM in 2018, India Oxenberg is finally ready to tell her story.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVActor, author and producer Catherine Oxenberg would stop at nothing to save her daughter India from the clutches of Keith Raniere, Allison Mack and their dangerous so-called self-empowerment group NXIVM, a subgroup of which subjected the younger Oxenberg to sexual assault and branding.Her tireless work included deep-dives on the history of predatory behavior in cults, in addition to equally extensive research into Raniere and NXIVM themselves.

Allison Mack Jemal CountessGetty Images Detailed information about the inner workings of upstate New York's so-called "sex cult" continue to be revealed as federal prosecutors pursue cases against its highest-ranking members, including the group's leader, Keith Raniere, who was found guilty of sex trafficking and forced labor charges.

A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, was sentenced Wednesday to almost seven years in prison in the federal conspiracy case. Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman was taken into custody to begin her 81-month sentence immediately after her appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.

Clare Bronfman has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for her role in the NXIVM cult. She pleaded guilty in 2019 to charges related to the notorious group and its leader Keith Raniere, who was also arrested back in 2018.

Janet W. Lee Clare Bronfman — benefactor of Nxivm founder Keith Raniere and Seagram liquor heir — became the first defendant sentenced for the marketing company’s human-trafficking and sexual abuse case.

A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves branded with his initials, is facing sentencing in the federal conspiracy case. Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK -- A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves branded with his initials, is facing sentencing in the federal conspiracy case.Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.

A group of NXIVM members have enlisted the help of Amanda Knox — an American woman who was convicted for a 2007 murder but ultimately exonerated — in a bid to help the group’s leader, Keith Raniere.

Former “Battlestar Galactica” actress and NXIVM member Nicki Clyne is speaking publicly for the first time since Keith Raniere was convicted in 2019 on seven counts, including sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy charges, after the self-help organization he founded was exposed as a ponzi scheme and cult that forced many female recruits into sexual slavery.

Nicki Clyne, known for her role on "Battlestar Galactica," is speaking out publicly in support of NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere. He was convicted in June 2019 on seven counts that included racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and attempted sex trafficking.

NXIVM member Nicki Clyne is speaking publicly for the first time since Keith Raniere was convicted in 2019 on seven counts, including sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy charges, after the self-help organization he founded was exposed as a ponzi scheme and cult that forced many female recruits into sexual slavery. “It’s very unfortunate the way that the word NXIVM has been applied and is now synonymous with the term sexul cult, which I don’t even know how to define what that is,” Clyne

The Vow, currently airing on HBO, offers a compelling inside glimpse at the world of NXIVM — on the surface a self-improvement program that recruited a good number of film and TV actors; but in actuality a front for an insidious sex-cult revolving around one man, Keith Raniere. A former Amway salesman, Raniere, 60, employedSmallvillestar Alison Mack to recruit him female sex partners —who famously branded his initials into their pubic regions with a cauterizing wand.

NXIVM, a personal development company founded by Keith Raniere, was exposed as a pyramid scheme and cult that forced its female recruits into sexual slavery, it was soon discovered that there were many prominent, highly influential members from the worlds of business, politics and Hollywood.

Keith Raniere, 59, is best known as the founder of NXIVM, which dubbed itself a “self-help group” for women. Originally started in 1998 out of New York City, the organization positioned itself as a multi-level marketing company offering development seminars — but behind closed doors, operated as an alleged sex cult.

The Vow]NXIVM, a personal development company founded in the 1990s by Keith Raniere, garnered national attention in 2017 when the  exposed it as a pyramid scheme and cult that forced its female recruits into sexual slavery. In the years since, Raniere was arrested and later indicted on federal charges.

The Vow]NXIVM, a personal development company founded in the 1990s by Keith Raniere, garnered national attention in 2017 when the  exposed it as a pyramid scheme and cult that forced its female recruits into sexual slavery. In the years since, Raniere was arrested and later indicted on federal charges.

Eli Countryman On today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released a trailer for “Teenage Bounty Hunters,” and HBO announced the premiere date for NXIVM docuseries “The Vow.”HBO announced that docuseries “The Vow” will be available on HBO and HBO Max starting Aug. 23.

HBO is bringing viewers inside the sex-trafficking cult NXIVM.

Former Smallville star Allison Mack is among those accused of targeting sororities in the latest lawsuit against sex cult NXIVM.

Allison Mack may have pled guilty to charges of racketeering for her involvement in NXIVM, but her legal troubles are far from over. The former actress has been named as a defendant alongside founder Keith Raniere and other top members in a new lawsuit charging the personal development company of being a Ponzi scheme, conducting illegal experimentation on humans and exploitation of its female recruits.