Convicted fraudster Anna Sorokin, who has gone by the name Anna Delvey in recent years, is making another attempt to fight deportation, and was able to put her deportation proceedings on hold on Monday.
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Sorokin, whose scams inspired the recent Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” was due to be deported this week after being in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for nearly a year. However, her attorney filed an appeal to prevent her from being deported from the United States.
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In 2019, Sorokin was sentenced to prison on various charges of fraud, after spending years posing as a millionaire heiress eager to invest exorbitant amounts of money in NYC.
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Also known as Anna Delvey
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Going by the name Anna Delvey, Sorokin made her way into New York’s elite social circles by posing as a socialite. with a fortune of 67 million dollars (61 million euros) abroad, according to prosecutors. She falsely claimed to be the daughter of a diplomat or an oil tycoon.
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Prosecutors said Sorokin falsified records and lied so banks would lend to her, luxury hotels would let her stay and wealthy Manhattanites would cover plane tickets and other expenses for her, stealing $275,000 in all.
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After a series of scams on businessmen, banks and hotels, her trial lawyer described her as an ambitious businesswoman who overstepped the mark financially and was only buying time to pay off her debts.
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From prison he went to ICE
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Anna Sorokin served more than three years behind bars, but shortly after her release, ICE detained her for overstaying her visa in the United States. She has been challenging her deportation ever since.
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Last month, an appeals immigration judge refused to stop the fake German socialite from being deported.
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ICE said Tuesday only that she remains in the agency’s custody. And it is not clear her immigration status, or if there is a new date for her appearance in court or her deportation.
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