US actor Allison Mack released early from prison after joining Nxivm cult

She served two years in prison for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to a cult

Mack, best known for her role in the television show Smallville, pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in April 2019 and was sentenced to three years in prison.

Nxivm, pronounced "nexium", was founded in 1998 as a self-help program. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed her release on Monday. According to the organization, more than 16,000 people have been helped, including the son of the former Mexican president and Hollywood actress Mack.

Although Keith Raniere, 62, was at the top of this structure and the only man, Mack served as one of his top female deputies.

As a condition of joining the group, which was based in Albany, New York, female recruits were allegedly branded with his initials and expected to have sex with him.

Mack, who was arrested in 2018, was facing up to 17 years in prison, but her sentence was reduced after she helped prosecutors prove Raniere's guilt.

In 2020, he was sentenced to 120 years in prison for multiple crimes, including forcing women to become his sexual "slaves". She apologized to those who were harmed by her actions before her sentencing, calling her involvement with the group the "biggest mistake and regret of my life".

I am sorry for exposing you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man," she said.