Anna Sorokin on ‘Inventing Anna’ and Life After Rikers

The New York Times, February 14, 2022: 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 and travel.

“Ms. Sorokin was arrested in 2017 after bilking banks and failing to pay hefty Manhattan hotel bills. I covered her trial for The New York Times in 2019; she was convicted on eight counts and sentenced to four to 12 years in prison.

“After moving through five correctional facilities, Ms. Sorokin was released in February 2021. Six weeks later, she was rearrested by immigration authorities for having overstayed her visa. She has spent the last year in ICE detention, where she is fighting deportation to Germany.”

Additional reading:

The New York Times, February 12, 2022: Seen ‘Inventing Anna’? Here’s What It Gets Right (and Wrong)

Vanity Fair, February 15, 2022: Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, Is Getting a Docuseries

Cosmopolitan, February 17, 2022: Anna Delvey's former friend Rachel DeLoache Williams hits out at Inventing Anna

Buzzfeed News, February 18, 2022: How “Inventing Anna” Cons Viewers