‘Horrified and Ashamed’: NXIVM Co-Founder Nancy Salzman Gets 3.5 Years in Prison

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Prosecutors said Salzman was instrumental in pushing Keith Raniere’s manipulative teachings, which were designed to “maintain power and control over NXIVM members.”

Senior National Reporter

Published Sep. 8 2021 1:34PM EDT

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The former president and co-founder of NXIVM—who has admitted to going to extreme lengths to protect the shadowy self-help group and its deranged sex-cult leader—has been sentenced to 42 months in prison.

Nancy Salzman, 66, pleaded guilty in March 2019 to racketeering conspiracy for her role in the upstate New York...

Pilar Melendez

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‘Horrified and Ashamed’: NXIVM Co-Founder Nancy Salzman Gets 3.5 Years in Prison

Prosecutors said Salzman was instrumental in pushing Keith Raniere’s manipulative teachings, which were designed to “maintain power and control over NXIVM members.”

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