(CNN) Two women who were part of an alleged pyramid scheme that involved sex trafficking and racketeering each pleaded guilty to related charges Friday in a New York federal court. Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram's liquor fortune, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal and harbor people who were not in the United States legally for financial gain and fraudulent use of identification. Kathy Russell pleaded guilty to one charge of visa fraud. He faces sex trafficking and forced labor charges. Russell is Nxivm's former bookkeeper and faces between six and 12 months in prison.

Source: CNN April 20, 2019 00:56 UTC