Anna Sorokin, who claimed to be a German "heiress" and notoriously mingled with wealthy Manhattanites, was found guilty of charges that included grand larceny, attempted grand larceny and theft of services. Before Sorokin's trial had even come to an end, there were already two pre-productions in place based on her story: a Netflix series produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and another for HBO by Lena Dunham. Sorokin, 28, who also goes by Anna Delvey, was on trial in Manhattan Supreme Court for stealing about $275,000 through loans she didn’t pay back and unpaid bills in 2016 and 2017. Read More...
Fake German ‘heiress’ found guilty as Netflix, HBO scramble for her story
Anna Sorokin, who claimed to be a German “heiress” and notoriously mingled with wealthy Manhattanites, was found guilty of charges that included grand larceny, attempted grand larceny and theft of services. Before Sorokin’s trial had even come to an end, there were already two pre-productions in place based on her story: a Netflix series produced by Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and another for HBO by Lena Dunham. Sorokin, 28, who also goes by Anna Delvey, was on trial in Manhattan Supreme Court for stealing about $275,000 through loans she didn’t pay back and unpaid bills in 2016 and 2017.
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