Smallville was a popular CW series in the early 2000s. It followed the early years of Clark Kent, also known as Superman. One of the characters, Chloe Sullivan, was portrayed by Allison Mack. Post Smallville Allison got into legal troubles for her involvement with NXIVM, a multilevel marketing company many describe as a cult.
Allison pleaded guilty in 2019 and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2021 on racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges. Her crimes could have gotten her a much longer sentence, but she helped investigators take down Keith Raniere, the group’s leader, so she was granted leniency. Allison was released from prison early on July 3, 2023.
Court documents show Allison’s remorse for her actions. “She cannot undo what has been done, and she will have to live with the regret for the rest of her life,” Allison’s lawyers explained. “But Ms. Mack still holds the potential to be valuable to society — as a family member, as a friend, as a helper to those in need and as a cautionary tale.”
Allison also discussed her regrets in her own words. “I have experienced overwhelming shame as I have worked to accept and understand all that went on and all that I chose,” she wrote. She admits that giving “my loyalty, my resources, and, ultimately, my life to” NXIVM “was the biggest mistake and greatest regret of my life.”
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“I am sorry to those of you that I brought into NXIVM,” Allison went on to say. “I am sorry I ever exposed you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man. I am sorry that I encouraged you to use your resources to participate in something that was ultimately so ugly.”
During the process of the investigation into Keith Raniere, authorities found that within NXIVM there was a secret society exclusively for women. Keith exploited them, forcing them on extreme starvation diets. He branded his initials on them and used his position of power to order them to sleep with him.
On October 27, 2020, Keith received a sentence of 120 years for his crimes of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, and wire fraud conspiracy. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in federal court in Brooklyn. Fifteen people spoke out against him during his sentencing hearing, giving their victim impact statements.
