Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, the con artist who swindled Manhattan’s elite by posing as a German heiress, says she acquired “exactly what I wanted” after her launch from jail.
In her first interview since getting out, she informed the New York Times she is “really happy” to be out of jail and added that “nothing was guaranteed”.
The notorious scammer-socialite defrauded banks and New York City huge names to the tune of round $67m (£51.5m) to fund her jet-setting life-style.
The spree ultimately noticed her sentenced to 4 to 12 years and was the topic of the hit Netflix collection Inventing Anna.
She was launched from state jail in February 2021 however was swiftly again in jail once more after Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took her into custody.
Sorokin, 31, was granted a $10,000 bond and launched from jail on Friday.
She is topic to deal with arrest and is banned from social media.
Sorokin spoke to the New York Times, saying she is “really happy”.
She informed the newspaper: “They denied bail earlier than. It was an train in perseverance.
“So many immigration lawyers told me I’d get deported to Mars before I’d get out in New York.”
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Sorokin, who was born within the then-Soviet Union, expects to be within the Big Apple for some time as her immigration case goes via the courts.
“I’m really, really happy about that. That’s exactly what I wanted. I’m just hoping to get more freedom eventually.”
Sorokin is now dwelling in a one-bedroom condominium within the East Village space of the town.
Asked if the cash to lease the condominium and the $10,000 bond had been hers, she replied: “Yes.”
Source: information.sky.com”