The judge presiding over a sex-trafficking case involving the NXIVM secret society ordered defense attorneys Dec. 18 to submit the names of all contributors to a defense trust fund—which co-defendant Clare Bronfman set up and is the primary contributor—by noon on Dec. 20.
The full list of names will help the court properly conduct the anticipated Curcio hearings, according to the judge’s order. Bronfman’s irrevocable trust was found to be paying the legal fees of the other NXIVM defendants and certain witnesses.
