Six years in jail for Wakaya owner
CLARE Bronfman, a United States resident who owns 80 per cent of Wakaya private island, was jailed for 81 months by a US District Court.
According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statement in the US media, Bronfman was sentenced by US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis for identity theft and immigration offences.
The statement read Bronfman, a high-ranking member of NXIVM Executive board, was jailed for conspiracy to conceal and harbour aliens for financial gain and fraudulent use of personal identification information.
“Bronfman pleaded guilty in April, 2019 and pursuant to her plea agreement, forfeited $6 million,” the FBI statement read.
“The court also imposed a fine of $500,000 and restitution to be paid to victim ‘Jane Doe 12’ in the amount of $96,605.”
The FBI stated between October, 2015 and January, 2018, Bronfman had recruited individuals into NXIVM-affiliated organisations then sought to obtain visas or other immigration status for them based on false or fraudulent representations.
“Bronfman recruited one woman from Mexico (‘Jane Doe 12’) to work for a fitness-related NXIVM-affiliated company.
“Bronfman then submitted documents purporting to hire Jane Doe 12 as a management consultant with a salary of $3600 per month in order to secure a work visa for her but Bronfman paid Jane Doe 12 only approximately $4000 over the course of more than a year for her work.”
Bronfman is heiress to the Seagram’s Liquour empire.