Sorokin, Anna (Anna Delvey)
Anna Sorokin, Fake Heiress Who Swindled Elite, To Be Deported
Even as her deportation loomed, Anna Sorokin appeared not to believe media speculation that she would soon be sent back to Germany. The rumors were devastating to the fake German heiress, who prefers to be called Anna Delvey and whose exploits were fictionalized on “Inventing Anna,” a Netflix series created by Shonda Rhimes released last […]
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Anna Sorokin on ‘Inventing Anna’ and Life After Rikers
The release of “Inventing Anna,” a nine-part Netflix series created by Shonda Rhimes, has brought the case of Anna Sorokin back into the spotlight. Ms. Sorokin, 31, lived for several years in the 2010s as Anna Delvey, a wealthy German heiress of her own invention, convincing members of Manhattan’s elite to finance her fine dining […]
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Seen ‘Inventing Anna’? Here’s What It Gets Right (and Wrong)
Sometimes the outfits weren’t processed by Rikers in time for court, resulting in fashion meltdowns as she rejected subpar substitutes, one day delaying the court proceedings for almost an hour and a half. I once spotted a bag in the courtroom filled with wardrobe rejects, including a flurry of long sleeves and collared shirts, a […]
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‘Inventing Anna’ Review: The SoHo Scammer, Explained at Length
The article that made the serial scammer Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, famous, published in New York magazine in May 2018, succeeded because of what it didn’t have. Despite the extensive reporting done by its author, Jessica Pressler, the most arresting thing about it was a sense of unknowability. Its portrait of the habits of […]
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