Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Cases on Crimes, Investigations, and Media Coverage
Abstract
The chapter will provide an overview of the life, crimes, and trial of Anna Sorokin better known as Anna Delvey. Anna had invented a false persona and life so that people would think she was a rich German heiress instead of her real identity of a woman from a working-class Russian family. Anna used her false identity to defraud banks, hotels, and friends for about $275,000. Anna's life became internationally known with her story being published in major news and media articles including podcasts, 60 Minutes, HBO, a $300,000 book deal to her former friend Rachel Williams, and a $320,000 Netflix deal for Anna. Anna was arrested and convicted in 2019 and was sentenced to four to 12 years in New York State. After her release from prison, she was arrested again by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held for overstaying her visa.
First Page
52
Last Page
67
DOI
10.4018/978-1-7998-9668-5.ch004
Publication Date
2022
ISBN
9781799896685
Recommended Citation
Brown, Angelo Kevin, "Fake It Until You Make It!: The Crimes and Trial of Anna Sorokin (Delvey)" (2022). Faculty Publications. 2.
https://arch.astate.edu/clac-scrim-facpub/2
