‘Smallville’ Actress Allison Mack Arrested In Sex Trafficking Scheme, Faces 15 Years To Life Imprisonment If Convicted

Allison Mack, who played Chloe Sullivan for 10 seasons on the Superman TV series Smallville, was arrested Friday in New York on charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy. She was indicted along with Keith Raniere, the alleged leader of a self-help program and purported pyramid scheme being investigated for operating a shadow society of female “slaves.”

According to prosecutors, Mack is credited in publicly available materials with co-creating a program called The Source, which recruited actors.

“As alleged in the indictment, Allison Mack recruited women to join what was purported to be a female mentorship group that was, in fact, created and led by Keith Raniere,” United States Attorney Richard P. Donoghue said today. “The victims were then exploited, both sexually and for their labor, to the defendants’ benefit.”

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced the indictment today; Mack is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak. Raniere previously was arrested on a complaint and ordered detained, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. He will be arraigned at a later date.

Here are details of the case from the Justice Department press release:

According to court filings, during the past 20 years, Raniere established a series of purported self-help programs within his umbrella organization “Nxivm” (pronounced NEX-i-um). Nxivm is based in Albany, New York and has operated centers in the United States, Mexico, Canada and South America. Nxivm maintains features of a pyramid scheme, as its courses cost thousands of dollars each and participants (“Nxians”) are encouraged to pay for additional classes and to recruit others to take classes in order to rise within the ranks of Nxivm.

A number of Nxians were residents of the Eastern District of New York when they were recruited, and Nxivm has held promotional recruiting events in Brooklyn. Mack is credited in publicly available materials with co-creating a Nxivm program, called The Source, which recruited actors.

As detailed in court filings, in 2015, Raniere created a secret society within Nxivm called “DOS,” an acronym that stands for a Latin phrase that loosely translates to “Lord/Master of the Obedient Female Companions,” or “The Vow.” DOS operated with levels of women “slaves” headed by “masters.” Slaves were expected to recruit slaves of their own (thus becoming masters themselves), who in turn owed service not only to their own masters but also to masters above them in the DOS pyramid. Raniere stood alone at the top of the pyramid. Other than Raniere, all members of DOS were women. Mack is one of the women in the first level of the pyramid immediately below Raniere.

Mack and other DOS masters recruited DOS slaves by telling them that they were joining a women-only organization that would empower them and eradicate purported weaknesses that the Nxivm curriculum taught were common in women. Mack and other DOS masters concealed Raniere’s status at the top of the pyramid from new recruits.

As a pre-condition to joining DOS, women were required to provide “collateral,” which included highly damaging information about friends and family members, nude photographs and/or rights to the recruit’s assets. DOS slaves were told that their collateral could be released for any number of reasons, including telling anyone about DOS’s existence or leaving DOS.

Many DOS slaves were branded on their pelvic areas using a cauterizing pen with a symbol which, unbeknownst to them, incorporated Raniere’s initials. During the branding ceremonies, slaves were required to be fully naked, and a master would order one slave to film the branding while the others restrained the slave being branded.

According to court filings, Mack directly or implicitly required her slaves, including Jane Does 1 and 2, as identified in the Indictment, to engage in sexual activity with Raniere. In exchange for this, Mack received financial and other benefits from Raniere. Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 believed that if they did not participate in those activities with Raniere, their collateral would be released.

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Choi!!! Clark Kent can't save her now... But oyibo ppl are quite easy to exploit sha

Nbote:
Choi!!! Clark Kent can't save her now... But oyibo ppl are quite easy to exploit sha

Abi na. . No more somebody save me....

Ehyaa it's a pity, a well respected woman like her would get indulged in something like this.
Anyways who I'm I to judge. Everybody with their wahala biko

Pyramid scheme of sex slavery?

I wonder who are those she recruited? Any big names to spill?

I will be following this news on TMZ

QueenSuccubus:


Pyramid scheme of sex slavery?

I wonder who are those she recruited? Any big names to spill?

I will be following this news on TMZ

Like a mixture of MMM and Edo-Libya hustle gone wrong

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*singing*
Somebody Save Me

does typing misleading titles make you feel intelligent??

ValZod:


Like a mixture of MMM and Edo-Libya hustle gone wrong

Well , i have no idea what is MMM & EDO-LIBYA but all i thought when ppol say, pyramid scheme , they are just talking abt money until this one came to light..

This one na balm pass any scheme ooo

ubunja:
does typing misleading titles make you feel intelligent??

Youngman how have I misled you with the title. Or I should use pidgin english?

QueenSuccubus:




Well , i have no idea what is MMM & EDO-LIBYA but all i thought when ppol say, pyramid scheme , they are just talking abt money until this one came to light..

This one na balm pass any scheme ooo

Lolz. You no sabi MMM AND EDO-LIBYA hustle? Are you a Nigerian?

superemmy:


Youngman how have I misled you with the title. Or I should use pidgin english?

why didnt you say
" ‘smallville’ Actress Allison Mack To Face 15 Years Imprisonment For Sex Trafficking' ?

ubunja:

why didnt you say
" ‘smallville’ Actress Allison Mack To Face 15 Years Imprisonment For Sex Trafficking' ?

Not 15 Years but 15 years to Life Imprisonment depending on the mood of the Judge or Jury.

superemmy:



Not 15 Years but 15 years to Life Imprisonment depending on the mood of the Judge or Jury.

my point is why did you jump to highlight the extreme end "Life" instead of the "15 years". you saw that 15 years doesnt generate views hey?

ValZod:


Lolz. You no sabi MMM AND EDO-LIBYA hustle? Are you a Nigerian?

Nope...Im an Asian who lost the trail on NL

ubunja:
my point is why did you jump to highlight the extreme end "Life" instead of the "15 years". you saw that 15 years doesnt generate views hey?

You no say Oyibo no be Naija, dem dey take sex offense personal. Dem fit jail her for life o. Dem no send if she be celebobo

ValZod:


You no say Oyibo no be Naija, dem dey take sex offense personal. Dem fit jail her for life o. Dem no send if she be celebobo

what

QueenSuccubus:



Nope...Im an Asian who lost the trail on NL

Oh I see :干得好，我很高兴认识你

ValZod:


Oh I see :干得好，我很高兴认识你

Me no speak that language..but nice try.

Where is Clark Kent.....



Superman