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Seagram's Heiress Sentenced In Nxivm Sex Trafficking Ring Case

Several victims of the group offered tearful testimony of the abuse they suffered at the hands of Clare Bronfman, a wealthy member who used her millions to intimidate, control and punish other women.

An heiress to the Seagram's liquor fortune has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for fraud and forced labor as a leading member of Nxivm, a cult-like self-help group accused of holding women captive, and coercing them into having sex with the group's leader.

Clare Bronfman, 41, was a member of Nxvim —

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