

Prosecutors said Salzman was among the group's members who led a "disinformation campaign designed to spread lies about DOS and Nxivm members in order to discredit victims." She pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March.

Raniere would call in to check on how they were going, she said. The 42-year-old testified in court that she joined DOS in 2017 and became one of the masters in the secret sex cult, having six slaves of her own.Īt meetings in their "sorority house," Salzman and other masters would administer paddlings with leather belts. She had been a part of the organization's executive board for 20 years. Salzman is the daughter of Nxivm's co-founder Nancy Salzman. She pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering relating to her alleged role in the sex trafficking case in April. Mack allegedly received financial and other benefits from Raniere in exchange for the women's cooperation with their demands. Prosecutors said Mack was near the top of the pyramid with Raniere and "directly or implicitly required" her slaves to engage in sexual activity with Raniere. Mack, 36, is believed to have recruited at least two women into DOS, court documents show. She had been involved with the group for several years, speaking about her work with one of Raniere's companies on her YouTube channel, reaching out to potential members on Twitter and appearing in a Nxivm recruitment video interviewing Raniere. The "Smallville" actress was the co-creator of a program within Nxivm, which was targeted toward actors. Salzman is believed to have removed materials that would have supported some of the lawsuit's claims, according to a statement by the US Justice Department. Prosecutors said Salzman took part in editing videos of Nxivm classes she had taught before turning them in as part of a lawsuit against the organization. Salzman, who was known as the "Prefect," has pleaded guilty to a count of racketeering conspiracy. The 64-year-old co-founded Nxivm with Raniere, was his "second-in-command" and served as president of the organization.

He has been held in federal custody in Brooklyn since his arrest in Mexico in March 2018. Raniere has been charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of children, and human trafficking, among other offenses.
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His mission was teaching others about how to achieve true happiness, his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo said. Nearly 17,000 people took the organization's self-help classes. He created Nxivm in 2003 and led several coaching and educational programs under the company's umbrella. In 1998, he founded a company called Executive Success Programs to "advance ethics, humanity, and critical thinking" that operated in the United States and Mexico. Raniere drew thousands of followers by sharing his ideas on how to achieve success and happiness. Here's a look at the people accused in the case:
