Anna Delvey, Sorokin

2022 - 10 - 11

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Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin released to house arrest (FOX 5 NY)

Where is Anna Sorokin now? Sorokin is in home confinement in New York City as she continues to fight deportation to Germany. An immigration judge cleared the ...

[Sorokin got out on a "merit release" in February 2021,](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/fake-german-heiress-released-from-prison) according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's inmate lookup website but ICE quickly took her into custody. Sorokin came to New York City in 2013 and tried to get a huge loan to set up a high-end members-only club in Manhattan while using the name Anna Delevy. New York was the first state to enact such a law following his capture. In one instance, prosecutors said she forged financial records in an application for a $22 million loan to fund a private arts club. An immigration judge cleared the way Wednesday for Sorokin to be released to home confinement while the deportation fight plays out. Sorokin is in home confinement in New York City as she continues to fight deportation to Germany.

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Anna Sorokin reveals whether she will 'glam up' ankle monitor on ... (The Independent)

Delvey has spent 18 months in ICE custody for overstaying her visa after she was convicted of fraud and grand larceny in 2019.

[Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) During her first interview since her release from ICE custody, Sorokin admitted that staying off social media is perhaps for the best, although she hopes it’s not forever. “Maybe that’s for the best? Despite being in jail, Sorokin appeared to have access to her Instagram account, @theannadelvey, and continued to post since Inventing Anna premiered on Netflix last February. It’s really hard to tune out distractions. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. Speaking to [The New York Times](http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=44681X1458326&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F10%2F08%2Fstyle%2Fanna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html&sref=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/anna-delvey-sorokin-house-arrest-ankle-b2199678.html), the convicted scammer insisted that she’s not a “shallow person who only cares about obscene wealth” and revealed whether she will “glam” up her ankle bracelet during house arrest. “I just did not want it to go down the way ICE wanted it to,” she said. “I could have left, but I chose not to because I’m trying to fix what I’ve done wrong. Now, the Russian-born scammer has returned to New York City where she remains on house arrest with a monitor attached to her ankle. “But if jail does not prove people wrong, then what will?” [used social media](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/anna-delvey-instagram-sorokin-inventing-b2035741.html) to further document her life of luxury by posting photographs of expensive meals, shopping sprees, and holiday trips to her Instagram.

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Anna Delvey, Subject of 'Inventing Anna' Doc, Released From Jail ... (Entertainment Tonight)

In a previous statement to ET, another attorney for Sorokin, John Sandweg, said that "after 17 months of immigration detention, an immigration judge recognized ...

that were based on the series," the docs claim, "which establish that Netflix’s actions exposed her to public contempt, ridicule, aversion or disgrace, or induced an evil opinion of her." "This action will show that Netflix made a deliberate decision for dramatic purposes to show Williams doing or saying things in the series which portray her as a greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative and opportunistic person," the docs, obtained by ET, alleged. This action is based firmly on statements of fact which are demonstrably false and the attribution of statements that she never made." Less than a month later, she was taken into custody by ICE for violating the terms of her visa. Sorokin pulled off the scam by convincing her would-be victims she was [an heiress worth millions of dollars](https://www.etonline.com/inventing-anna-a-guide-to-the-fake-german-heiress-and-those-she-scammed-178307). Sorokin, who was 28 years old at the time, was sentenced to between four and 12 years in prison before eventually being released on Feb. Williams had documented her one-time friendship with Sorkin in her 2019 book, My Friend Anna. Nevertheless, as the court found, Anna does not pose such a risk that continued detention was necessary." Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Orange County, New York late on Friday Oct. It was an exercise in perseverance. Sandweg added, "This ruling does not mean that Anna will get a free pass. 7, and is living in New York City where she will remain under house arrest as her deportation case continues.

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Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin: I'm trying to fix what I've done ... (Belfast Telegraph)

Fake heiress Anna Sorokin says she chose to fight deportation back to Germany from the US because she is “trying to fix what I've done wrong”.

Ahead of her release, Sorokin was required to post a 10,000 dollar (£8,900) bond and provide a residential address where she will stay for the duration of her immigration case. Speaking to the New York Times, she discussed her decision to remain in the US to fight for her immigration status. Following her release she has returned to New York, where she is under house arrest with no access to social media, while she continues to fight her deportation.

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'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin speaks on her fight against deportation ... (Fox News)

Anna Sorokin, the "fake heiress" German swindler who went by the name Anna Delvey, gave her first interview just hours after she was released from ICE ...

She was convicted in 2019 on theft of services and larceny charges, though she plans to appeal the conviction. Sorokin, whose story re-emerged after the release of the Netflix show, "Inventing Anna," reportedly spoke to The New York Times just hours after she was released. "Letting them deport me would have been like a sign of capitulation — confirmation of this perception of me as this shallow person who only cares about obscene wealth, and that’s just not the reality," she reportedly said. instead of being deported to her home country of Germany. [mmigration authorities](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement) are seeking to have her deported to Germany, where she has citizenship, for overstaying her visa. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/immigration) custody described in her first public interview her efforts to remain in the U.S.

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'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin released to house arrest in NYC, fights ... (silive.com)

Anna Sorokin, the convicted swindler who faked her way to the top as a socialite, has been released from the custody of U.S. immigration and transferred to ...

Sorokin served three years in prison and then was taken into the custody of immigration officials in 2021. Anna Sorokin, the convicted swindler who faked her way to the top as a socialite, has been released from the custody of U.S. Sorokin faces deportation to Germany as a result of her conviction of conning $275,000 from various entities to finance a lavish lifestyle.

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Inventing Anna: Anna Sorokin waves from flat after being released ... (Metro)

Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin has been pictured waving at photographers from her New York City flat after being released from jail to house arrest.

Asked about being allowed to stay in Manhattan, Sorokin said: ‘I’m really, really happy about that. However, she was then taken back into custody amid efforts to deport her from the United States for overstaying her visa. I’m just hoping to get more freedom eventually.’ She is now planning a book and a new podcast and hopes to highlight the struggles of women in prison. She said that her father was either an oil billionaire, a diplomat, or a senior official in the solar energy business, depending on who asked. ‘Letting them deport me would have been like a sign of capitulation — confirmation of this perception of me as this shallow person who only cares about obscene wealth, and that’s just not the reality,’ she said in her first interview following her release.

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Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin: I'm trying to fix what I've done ... (Independent.ie)

Fake heiress Anna Sorokin says she chose to fight deportation back to Germany from the US because she is “trying to fix what I've done wrong”.

Ahead of her release, Sorokin was required to post a 10,000 dollar (£8,900) bond and provide a residential address where she will stay for the duration of her immigration case. Speaking to the New York Times, she discussed her decision to remain in the US to fight for her immigration status. Following her release she has returned to New York, where she is under house arrest with no access to social media, while she continues to fight her deportation.

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Inventing Anna: Anna Sorokin speaks out while under house arrest (Metro)

Inventing Anna's fake heiress Anna Sorokin says she is 'trying to fix what I've done wrong' as she fights deportation back to Germany.

Sorokin said: ‘I just did not want it to go down the way ICE wanted it to. [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/style/anna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html) from [ her apartment](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/10/inventing-anna-anna-sorokin-waves-from-flat-after-being-released-on-bail-17534471/), she discussed her decision to remain in the US to fight for her immigration status. [Inventing Anna: Who is Anna Delvey’s ex-boyfriend Chase and is he real?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/16/inventing-anna-who-is-anna-delveys-ex-boyfriend-chase-and-is-he-real-16117179/?ico=more_text_links) [The real Anna Delvey insists she’s more ‘self aware’ than Julia Garner’s portrayal in Netflix’s Inventing Anna](https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/11/inventing-anna-anna-sorokin-insists-shes-more-self-aware-than-julia-garners-portrayal-16257588/?ico=more_text_links) [ currently under house arrest ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/06/inventing-anna-anna-sorokin-granted-release-from-prison-17512823/)in Manhattan after having spent more than three years behind bars and is fighting deportation back to Germany. [Netflix series Inventing Anna](https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/14/inventing-anna-where-is-real-anna-delvey-why-did-she-change-name-16101227/), pretended to be a German heiress and swindled hundred and thousands of dollars from New York’s elite to bankroll a luxurious lifestyle.

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Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin: I'm trying to fix what I've done ... (BreakingNews.ie)

The con-artist, 31, said public perception of her as a 'shallow', wealth-obsessed person was 'not the reality'.

Ahead of her release, Sorokin was required to post a 10,000 dollar (£8,900) bond and provide a residential address where she will stay for the duration of her immigration case. Speaking to the New York Times, she discussed her decision to remain in the US to fight for her immigration status. Following her release she has returned to New York, where she is under house arrest with no access to social media, while she continues to fight her deportation.

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Fake heiress Anna Delvey steps out dressed to the nines to meet ... (New York Post)

Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin broke cover from house arrest in Manhattan for the first time on Tuesday morning to see her parole officer.

[posing for photos](https://nypost.com/2022/10/08/anna-sorokin-out-on-house-arrest-poses-from-window-and-roof-of-new-manhattan-apartment/) in her new East Village pad and strutting around on her rooftop. [ following her release](https://nypost.com/2022/10/07/fake-heiress-anna-sorokin-freed-from-upstate-prison-heads-straight-for-nyc/) from an upstate prison last week. [stepped out from house arrest](https://nypost.com/2022/10/08/scammer-anna-sorokin-tight-lipped-about-being-released/) in Manhattan for the first time to see her parole officer.

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'Fake heiress' Anna Sorokin leaves NYC apartment wearing newest ... (Fox News)

Anna Sorokin, the "fake heiress" German swindler who went by the name Anna Delvey, was spotted leaving her NYC apartment wearing strappy stilettos and her ...

[theft of services](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime) and larceny charges, though she plans to appeal the conviction. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products) Sorokin, whose story re-emerged after the release of the Netflix show, "Inventing Anna," reportedly spoke to the New York Times just hours after she was released. "Letting them deport me would have been like a sign of capitulation — confirmation of this perception of me as this shallow person who only cares about obscene wealth, and that’s just not the reality," she reportedly said. The 31-year-old was sprung from ICE custody late Friday and was instead confined to house arrest, which she will carry out at an East Village apartment. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/immigration) custody, flashed her newest accessory — her ankle monitor — when she stepped out of her New York City apartment on Tuesday, photos show.

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Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin Spotted in Glamorous Outfit After Prison ... (Entertainment Tonight)

"After 17 months of immigration detention, an immigration judge recognized that immigration detention was no longer necessary for Anna and ordered her release ...

Sorokin pulled off the scam by convincing her would-be victims she was [an heiress worth millions of dollars](https://www.etonline.com/inventing-anna-a-guide-to-the-fake-german-heiress-and-those-she-scammed-178307). She was sentenced to between four and 12 years in prison and was released in Feb. It was an exercise in perseverance," she said. However, less than a month after her release, she was taken into custody by ICE for violating the terms of her visa. [Anna Sorokin](https://www.etonline.com/people/anna-delvey) is bringing glamour to her post-prison life. Sorokin, who went by Anna Delvey at the time of her scams, opted for an all-black look, which included a trench coat, head scarf, oversized sunglasses and heels.

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Former Socialite Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin Wears Ankle Monitor With ... (Footwear News)

Anna Sorokin wore an all-black trench coat, silky long scarf and stiletto-heeled sandals with an ankle monitor after prison release.

[Acne Studios](https://footwearnews.com/2022/focus/womens/rosalia-acne-studios-fall-2022-campaign-boots-1203354436/). [PHOTOS: Discover more stars in stiletto-heeled styles over the years in the gallery.](https://footwearnews.com/gallery/khloe-kardashian-street-style-fashion-photos/) While leaving her new walk-up apartment in Manhattan’s East Village following release from prison, the former socialite wore a dark trench coat with pointed lapels.

'Inventing Anna': What is Anna Delvey up to now? Where is she? (Deseret News)

She's still facing potential deportation, but Anna Sorokin — who pretended to be a German heiress with a $60 million trust fund — just got a little more freedom.

[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/style/anna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html). Sorokin told [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/style/anna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html) she has several projects in the works, including art, a podcast and a book. ... The way I’ve tried to see my experience is to learn from it: Who I am today is because of the decisions I made in the past.” “It’s just impossible to have been through what I’ve been through without changing,” she said. It wouldn’t be right if I were just to switch in one day. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/style/anna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html) she is “regretful about the way things played out.” “I’m really excited right now, so it’s pretty hard to sleep. “I could have left, but I chose not to because I’m trying to fix what I’ve done wrong. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/style/anna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html) reported. [Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/2022/5/20/23098120/anna-delvey-sorokin-launches-art-show-new-york-ice-custody-germany-deportation-inventing-anna) reported. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/style/anna-sorokin-delvey-interview.html) in a late-night interview, less than an hour after being released. [Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/11/22973216/inventing-anna-series-on-netflix-where-is-anna-delvey-now-where-is-the-anna-delvey-article).

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