Allison Mack, who is best known for playing the role of Chloe on DC’s Smallville, faced sentencing today after pleading guilty to charges related to recruiting women into NXIVM cult. The charges against Mack allow for her to face 14 to 17 and a half years in prison, and now she’s been sentenced. The court has decided that Mack will be sentenced to 3 years in prison and also have to pay a $20,000 fine
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NXIVM was portrayed as a network of self-help programs but ended up being not only a pyramid scheme but also a secret sex cult. The Smallville actress was one of the people recruiting women to be a part of that sex cult. Each of the women recruited who ended up being branded with group founder and leader Keith Raniere’s initials.
Mack wrote a letter that was filed with the court last week (via The AP), where she said devoting herself to Raniere’s organization “was the biggest mistake and greatest regret of my life.” She also wrote “I am sorry to those of you that I brought into NXIVM. I am sorry I ever exposed you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man.”
Mack’s lawyers submitted a statement in court papers, writing “The NXIVM saga and the story of Ms. Mack’s descent have been a tragedy for all involved. But that need not, and should not, be the end of the story for Allison Mack. Ms. Mack now understands that this was the best thing that could have happened to her at that time.”
In previously released statements, the FBI accused the two of an alleged “long-running conspiracy crossed multiple avenues of criminal activity, which included, among other things, electronic monitoring; identity theft; extortion; victim smuggling; and illegal trafficking of a victim after a period of unlawful confinement.” William Sweeney, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office said in July that the details became increaseingly “grim” as they dove deeper into what the NXIVM organization did. He called Mack’s indictment a highly of the FBI’s commitment to bring justice to the victums of the NXIVM cult.
Mack was arrested a few days after Raniere, who had fled to Mexico after authorities started to get close. The NXIVM Leader was arrested in March of 2018 and sent back to the United States for trial. Raniere was indicted on a number of charges including sex trafficking, conspiracy for sex trafficking, and conspiracy to commit forced labor. He was eventually sentenced to 120 years in prison on charges of sex trafficking.
