“I am in fact guilty!” NXIVM Sex cult co-founder, Nancy Salzman, aka the “Prefect,” weeps during racketeering guilty plea – faces 41 months sentence
Sex cult co-founder weeps during racketeering guilty plea, faces 41 months in federal lockup
Nancy Salzman, known to her followers as the “Prefect,” entered her plea to a single count at a Brooklyn Federal Court hearing
“I want you to know I am pleading guilty because I am in fact guilty,” said Salzman, breaking into tears
“It has taken me some time and some soul searching to realize that what I did was wrong”
Faces 33 to 41 months in prison at her July 10 sentencing
Nancy Salzman arriving at Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday to plead guilty in the NXIVM case. She’s facing 33 to 41 months in prison at her July 10 sentencingThe weepy co-founder of a bizarre upstate sex cult where women were branded with the leader’s initials pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering conspiracy for her part in the NXIVM operation.
Nancy Salzman, known to her followers as the “Prefect,” entered her plea to a single count at a Brooklyn Federal Court hearing and will face 33 to 41 months in prison at her July 10 sentencing.
“I want you to know I am pleading guilty because I am in fact guilty,” said Salzman, breaking into tears. “It has taken me some time and some soul searching to realize that what I did was wrong.”
Nancy Salzman, known to her followers as the “Prefect,” entered her plea to a single count at a Brooklyn Federal Court hearing and will face 33 to 41 months in prison at her July 10 sentencing.
“I want you to know I am pleading guilty because I am in fact guilty,” said Salzman, breaking into tears. “It has taken me some time and some soul searching to realize that what I did was wrong.”
Nancy Salzman, NXIVM president and co-founder is interviewed Mar 27, 2018
The Newark, N.J., native admitted to committing identity theft by changing the user names and passwords of people identified as adversaries of NXVIM, and to editing video recordings before surrendering them to authorities.
Salzman, 64, left the courthouse without comment, although she offered a smile of relief at the end of Wednesday’s hearing.
“She has nothing to say,” said defense attorney David Stern as they left court.
Salzman, 64, left the courthouse without comment, although she offered a smile of relief at the end of Wednesday’s hearing.
“She has nothing to say,” said defense attorney David Stern as they left court.
A trial is slated to begin next month for her alleged accomplice, accused cult leader Keith Raniere [photo]. After years on the run, he was taken into custody by Mexican authorities and deported back to the US after he was found at a luxury villa in Puerto Vallarta in March 2018A trial is slated to begin next month for her alleged accomplice, accused cult leader Keith Raniere, charged last July in a superseding indictment along with Salzman’s daughter Lauren, Seagram liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman and TV actress Allison Mack.
The DOS brand foisted on ‘Slaves’ includes the initials of Keith Raniere and Allison Mack.Related:
Salzman, who served as second-in-command to Raniere, entered plea discussions with prosecutors seven months ago.
Some of Rainier’s brainwashed female followers were actually branded, with the cult head’s initials burned into their flesh, authorities charged.
The cult operated like an extortion plot, with the women forced to follow his directions — including engaging in sexual acts — after revealing “highly damaging information about themselves or family members,” authorities charged.
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Doctor tied to upstate sex cult charged with conducting sick human research involving Nazi, gang rape imagery Dr Brandon Porter was cited by the state Board for Professional […]The 20-year-old operation portrayed itself as as a mentorship group, with its brainwashing and sexual components kept secret from new members. The operation was initially known as “Explorations of Meaning” before its founders used the self-help group to manipulate its members.
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