Netflix Serie: Inventing Anna

The new Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” about the con artist Anna Sorokin, better known as Anna Delvey, includes a playful disclaimer that leaves a lot of room for interpretation. “This whole story is completely true,” it reads. “Except for all the parts that are totally made up.”

 

What happened to Anna?

 In 2018..

Anna was given a plea deal that she subsequently rejected. A court date is set for March 2019. 

After a two-day deliberation, on April 25, Delvey was found guilty of eight charges including grand larceny in the second degree, attempted grand larceny, and theft of services.

Delvey was released from prison on parole for good behavior in February of last year. Just over a month later, she was taken back into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying her visa

Anna's frauds

Delvey moved to Paris where she switched out her birth surname, Sorokin, for Delvey, and pursued a degree in fashion while remaining entirely dependent on her parents. Her stints as an intern accustomed her to a glamorous life that she lacked the funds to continue.

Delvey quickly became a fixture of the New York scene, going to, and, most importantly, being seen at the best parties and hosting dinners with CEOs, celebrities, and athletes while leaving a wake of cash wherever she went, always in the right place at the right time wearing hundreds of thousands of dollars in clothing and accessories at all times

She took Ubers, ate meals, and went on different trips with the friends she made, promising to pay them back at a later date. Delvey went so far as to leave a friend with a $70,000 bill for a Morrocan vacation

In October, Delvey was charged with the theft of $300,000 and attempted theft of $22 million. She was charged with 10 counts of theft, larceny, attempted theft, and attempted larceny as a result of her conning various hotels and financial institutions.

Who is Anna Sorokin?

Delvey was born Anna Sorokin in a Moscow suburb in 1991, and later moved to Germany with her family in 2007. She then relocated to Paris, where she started going by Anna Delvey, a ruse she kept up when she traveled on to New York City in 2014. While in New York, she conned her way into an extravagant lifestyle, skipping out on hotel bills and rubbing shoulders with the city's elite—and stealing from them.