Nancy Salzman exits federal court on Wednesday. Photographer: Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for her role in running and enabling the cult that entangled Hollywood figures and subjected members to sexual abuse.
Details: She has been ordered to turn herself in to the authorities on Jan. 19, 2022.
- Salzman pleaded guilty in March of 2019 to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
Backstory: Salzman served as president of the cultlike self-help organization helmed by Keith Raniere. The criminal aspects of the operation were exposed in 2018, per the DOJ.
- Salzman pled guilty in March of 2019 for her role in running Nxivm.
- The prosecution said that Salman helped enable Raniere to gain access to victims, per the DOJ.
- Salzman's attorneys maintained that Salzman was unaware of Raniere's secret group, DOS, the source of the abuse allegations and focus of the criminal probe.
What they're saying: “I apologize to everyone I hurt, intentionally and not,” Salzman said. “I don’t know that I can ever forgive myself.”
Meanwhile: Raniere was convicted of several charges in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. He was also ordered to pay $3.4 million in restitution to 21 victims who had been branded with his initials.