Anna Sorokin aka Anna Delvey.Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/getty
Sorokin — who inspired theNetflix miniseriesInventing Annaafter she posed as a German heiress to swindle millions from her friends and banks to support her lavish lifestyle —was granted releasefrom a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Orange County, New York, Bloomberg reported.
Sorokin, 31, was arrestedin March 2021 for overstaying her visa.
Her lawyers praised the judge’s decision.
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As part of her release, per Bloomberg, the infamous fake heiress has to pay a $10,000 bail and is banned from social media, where she often shared posts that showed off her seemingly lavish lifestyle for her friends and potential investors.
According to The Daily Beast,Sorokin will be under “24-hour confinementat the provided residential address for the duration of her immigration proceedings” as she faces deportation.
Granting Sorokin’s release, U.S. Immigration Judge Charles Conroy determined that she “has demonstrated interest in pursuing legitimate employment in the Untied States, pursuits that will face heavy public scrutiny,” per The Daily Beast.
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Sorokin was born in Russia, but pretended to be a German heiress who scammed her way through New York City’s elite,stealing more than $200,000. She was previouslyfound guilty of eight chargesin 2019, including attempted grand larceny in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree, and theft of services.
After her trial, Sorokin was sent to Bedford Hills Correctional Facility before being transferred to Albion Correctional Facility in New York. In February 2021,she was released early from prisonand immediately returned to Instagram.
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