Former high-ranking NXIVM member Lauren Salzman has avoided prison time for her role in the cult.While Salzman could have ended up serving seven to nine years behind bars, she was sentenced on Wednesday to time served, five years of probation, and 300 hours of community service.Salzman had previously spent a number of years in home confinement, after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in April of 2019.Her mother, Nancy Salzman, co-founded NXIVM with Keith Raniere in 1998.
While the younger Salzman was once a close confidante of Raniere’s, she would ultimately testify against him in his 2019 trial, proving key in securing his conviction.
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