Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman jailed for six years over role in NXIVM sex-slaves cult

Bronfman, the daughter of Edgar Bronfman Sr, a Canadian billionaire, joined the organisation in 2003 and used her wealth to finance Raniere and fight his critics, prosecutors said.

Sentencing her in Brooklyn federal district court, Judge Nicholas Garaufis said: "I am troubled by evidence suggesting that Ms Bronfman repeatedly and consistently leveraged her wealth and social status as a means of intimidating, controlling, and punishing NXIVM's enemies."