New York, United States.
The German Anna Sorokin, who, under the name of Anna Delvey, deceived New York’s high society by posing as the heir to a great fortune, is in custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), which is preparing to deport her after serving two years in prison.
Sorokin, 30, was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison for fraud but he was released in February for good behavior and since March he has been in ICE custody and in a center New Jersey pending deportation, local media say.
Under the name of Anna DelveyFor several years, the woman earned the friendship of New York elites, visited the best establishments, dressed as designers, leaving $ 100 tips non-stop.
She was finally arrested in 2017 after leaving a $ 11,518 bill unpaid at a luxury hotel. great expectation in the United States, where she arrived, ready to live a movie life based on a whole web of lies.
Spectacular private club
His big project was to open a spectacular private club in Manhattan, an investment of more than $ 40 million, and which he went on to design Gabriel Calatrava, son of the famous Spanish architect, whom he met in October 2015 and who testified at trial.
The woman was to be sent to Germany on March 26, but it was not listed for unknown reasonsalthough you could appeal against that decision.
Between his lies, claimed his father was a diplomat and an oil magnateBut the reality is that she is the daughter of a former Russian truck driver who immigrated to Germany and runs a heating and cooling business.
Sorokin has said his experience at the Albion Correctional Facility in New York was “insane.”
“Take people with you, lock them up, take everything away from them, and hope they reform. What should that do for you? You’re going to be short of everything. The same solution for everyone, whatever you did? If you are a criminal that is a very different way of thinkingWhether you kill someone or sell drugs. Where you come from is not comparable. They have this one-size-fits-all solution, and it shouldn’t be, ”he said.
The figure of Sorokin aroused great fascination and his story will be televised by Netflix, who bought him the rights. New York froze your accounts pending payment to your creditors.