April 21,2019:
On Friday, Clare Bronfman, heiress to Seagram liquor fortune, has pleaded guilty to her role in a secretive society of women sex slaves.
Guilty plea on two counts, conspiracy to conceal and harbour illegal aliens for financial gain and fraudulent use of identification allows Bronfman’s to avoid a trial in the case set to open May 7.
Keith Raniere, 58, Founder of the purported self-help group Nxivm who has already been charged with sex trafficking and forced labour conspiracy, now stands alone as a defendant in a case.
Raniere, who was arrested in Mexico last year, is accused of creating a secret society called “DOS,” a pyramid scheme of more than a dozen women “slaves” and “masters” with him as the sole man at the top.
Bronfman faces up to 25 years in prison but Government’s sentencing guidelines would see her incarcerated for up to just 27 months. Her sentencing hearing is set to take place July 25.
The 40-year-old philanthropist and former equestrian showjumper is the daughter of Edgar Bronfman, the late Canadian chairman of liquor giant Seagram whose net worth was estimated at USD 2.6 billion.
Bronfman was accused of using her wealth to fund Nxivm to the tune of more than USD 100 Million. She was a member of the executive board of the group, which shot to notoriety for its initiation rites including the branding of its members with the founder’s initials.
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