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Inventing Anna Update

By immigrationprof

 

 

ImmigrationProf Blog previously posted on the immigration case of Anna Sorokin, whose elaborate fraud captured the world’s imagination, continues.  The subject of the Netflix series “Inventing Anna“, Sorokin served about four years in prison after found guilty of a variety of criminal charges.  By the way, the series is a fun watch.

Sorokin had claimed to be a German heiress named Anna Delvey who had a multi-million inheritance and was raising funds to launch a Manhattan social club. She was found guilty of swindling friends, banks and New York City luxury hotels to fund a lavish lifestyle.

In 2019, Sorokin was found guilty of eight charges, including attempted grand larceny in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree and theft of services. Her sentence of 4 to 12 years in prison was cut short and she was released in February 2021. 

Sorokin then was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — this time for overstaying her visa. Delvey remained in ICE custody until October 2022 and has been living under house arrest in New York. She still faces possible removal to Germany. 

People magazine has the latest, with pictures, of Sorokin.  She “was spotted as she headed to an immigration appointment in New York City dressed head-to-toe in black. [Sorokin’s] outing . . .  is extremely rare — the 32-year-old N.Y.C. resident has been on house arrest since October 2022 due to an ongoing immigration case.”
 
KJ 

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