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Allison Mack has been released from prison a year early.
The Smallville star, 40, had been serving time after pleading guilty to her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult group NXIVM.
In 2021, Mack was sentenced to three years in prison for recruiting and directing women to have sex with NXIVM's leader Keith Raniere. Mack was released from a Californian federal prison on Monday, according to inmate records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The actress spent less than two years at a low-security women's prison after she avoided a longer sentence by cooperating with authorities in their case against Raniere. He was convicted on sex-trafficking charges and sentenced to 120 years in prison.
Allison Mack has been released from prison (JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/REX)Mack helped prosecutors collect evidence on Raniere's crimes. It revealed how he had brainwashed women, branded them with his initials and forced them to have sex with him.
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Mack was originally set to face a 17-year prison sentence after she pleaded guilty in 2019 to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges. During her sentencing, she apologised to her victims and denounced Raniere, saying: "I made choices I will forever regret.
"I'm filled with remorse and guilt. I renounced Keith Raniere and all of his teachings. From the deepest part of my soul, I am sorry."
The actress pleaded guilty to racketeering (Getty Images)In a letter she wrote to the judge, Mack said: "It is now of paramount importance for me to say, from the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry.
"I threw myself into the teachings of Keith Raniere with everything I had. I believed, whole-heartedly, that his mentorship was leading me to a better, more enlightened version of myself."
In the letter, which was obtained by E! News, Mack added: "I devoted my loyalty, my resources, and, ultimately, my life to him. This was the biggest mistake and regret of my life.
"I am sorry I ever exposed you to the nefarious and emotionally abusive schemes of a twisted man. I am sorry that I encouraged you to use your resources to participate in something that was ultimately so ugly.
"I do not take lightly the responsibility I have in the lives of those I love and I feel a heavy weight of guilt for having misused your trust, leading you down a negative path."