Anna Delvey, aka the ‘fake German heiress‘ who competed on season 33 of Dancing With The Stars, shared her affection for America on Election Day … and a ballot with her name added as a candidate for President.
Anna loves America:
The subject of Netflix‘s Inventing Anna posted a series of photos to her Instagram of her in front of an American flag. Clad in a raven-hued lace mini dress, long black gloves, and a tulle veil, the formerly incarcerated con artist captioned her presidential carousel, “Happy Election Day to the best and most fun country in the world!”
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Anna Delvey Wants Your Vote For President:
The final photograph in Anna’s post was of an election ballot. Anna Delvey’s name was added as the ‘Write-In Candidate.’
Anna Delvey wants Anna Delvey for President ⚰️ #annadelvey #inventinganna #dwts pic.twitter.com/rmU46kwXXd
— Taste of Reality (@TasteOf_Reality) November 5, 2024
Who is Anna Delvey?
Anna ‘Delvey‘ Sorokin, is a con artist and fraudster who posed as a wealthy heiress to access upper-class New York social and art scenes from 2013 to 2017.
She emigrated from Russia to Germany with her family at the age of 16 in 2007. In 2011, Anna left Germany to live in London and Paris before relocating to New York City in 2013, where she interned for the French fashion magazine Purple.“
Anna’s brainchild was to build a private members’ club and arts foundation. It included leasing a large building to feature pop-up shops and exhibitions by notable artists she met while interning. She later created fake financial documents to substantiate her claims of having a multi-million-euro trust fund. Additionally, Anna forged multiple wire transfer confirmations.
The big scam:
Anna used these documents, as well as fraudulent checks, to trick banks, acquaintances, and realtors. She was given cash payments and was granting large loans without collateral. This funded her lavish lifestyle, including residencies in multiple upscale hotels. Between 2013 and 2017, Sorokin defrauded and deceived major financial institutions, banks, hotels, and individuals.
In 2017, the NYPD arrested Sorokin in a sting operation. In 2019, a New York state court convicted Sorokin of attempted grand larceny, larceny in the second degree, and theft of services. She was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison. After serving two years she was released on parole. Six weeks later she was taken into the custody for deportation to Germany. In October of 2022, Sorokin was granted a $10,000 bail bond and released from jail.
While serving house arrest, Anna was invited to compete on Dancing With the Stars. She placed last and left with infamously said she left the competition with “nothing.”
Rest assured, Anna will never be President as she’s not American-born.
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