“I’m still living better than all of you,” says Anna Sorokin about house arrest

The Russian con artist inspired Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’ and now tells a little about her next steps in real life

Anna SorokinRussian con man who inspired the series Invent Anna from Netflix, is under house arrest granting interviews to the American press. “I’m living better than all of you,” she told the magazine on Friday the 18th Variety🇧🇷

The series created by Shonda Rhimes details the real-life story of 31-year-old Sorokin, who throughout the 2010s adopted the name Anna Delvey while living in luxury around Manhattan. In 2019, she was sentenced to 12 years in prison for theft and a string of other crimes, including stealing more than $200,000 from investors, banks and friends. Anna spent three years in prison and was paroled for good behavior in February 2021.

However, in March 2021, she was arrested again by US immigration for staying in the country beyond the time indicated on her visa. In early October, she posted US$100,000 bail, which is more than R$533,000 at current exchange rates. She is now under house arrest in Manhattan, an upscale area of ​​the American city, with the use of an electronic anklet and a court agreement to stay away from social networks.

During the interview, Anna talks about where he lives now, says he signed a six-month temporary lease and that one of the walls in his house is dedicated to his art, illustrations he created behind bars and which earned more than $200,000.

It is with this figure that the scammer was able to pay the deposit and the first three months’ rent. “I don’t know why people are so surprised, it’s not like I did something overnight. (…) I was constantly working while in prison and selling a lot of my art, I wasn’t just sitting around doing nothing”, adds.

What does Anna have planned for the future?

“Nobody ever cares about my thoughts on criminal justice, how I would like to reform it or make a difference. I feel like it would be a shame if I wasted my voice and the attention I get just on a photo shoot,” she said, she the Variety on plans for the future.

Anna doesn’t admit that she was wrong in her actions, but says she is more aware of the public’s perception of her. “Today I realize how toxic my actions can be considered. If I were in a position of authority, I know the younger generation would look at me and say it’s a good thing to do. I felt challenged. I was like, ‘ I “already did everything they wanted from me. What else do you want from me?”, he says.

The blows, Anna said in the interview, are behind us. She plans to write a memoir, as well as host a series of dinner parties at her home. She says she wants to use the dinners to support criminal justice organizations like The Marshall Project, which helps exonerate people wrongfully incarcerated.

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