While netting $320,000 from Netflix, she apparently used the money to pay off her debts, according to Insider. Anna Sorokin used $199,000 to pay restitution to the banks, $24,000 to settle New York state fines and more than $75,000 in attorney fees, Insider reports, leaving not very much of that Netflix money at all.
Sorokin used these documents, as well as fraudulent checks, to trick banks, acquaintances, and realtors into paying out cash and granting large loans without collateral. She used this to fund her lavish lifestyle, including residencies in multiple upscale hotels.
According to BBC News, which obtained a copy of the Inventing Anna contract through a Freedom of Information Act request, Netflix paid Anna an initial fee of $30,000 pre-trial. This money “went directly to her lawyer, Todd Spodek, to cover a portion of his fees,” the NY Post reported, citing court filings.
Anna's Courtroom Wardrobe
Her legal team hired celebrity stylist Anastasia Walker, who reportedly dressed Sorokin in designers such as Miu Miu, Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent, and Victoria Beckham. “We were reaching out to a lot of brands because it was quoted that she wore certain designers [during the trial].
On top of the fees Anna used the Netflix money to pay for, she also agreed to pay $70,000 in restitution she still owed to Citibank, one of the many financial institutions she stole from, and according to the Wall Street Journal, Anna had already paid the $100,000 she owed to City National Bank.
The fake German heiress from Netflix's Inventing Anna isn't really a trust fund kid – but she allegedly still demanded money from her dad while in prison.
By the end of her stay, Anna had racked up a $30,000 bill. While Anna was eventually able to wire money to pay the bill, she was still unable to provide a credit card, and so the hotel evicted her.
Allegedly, Delvey deposited fake checks into her Citibank account which allowed her to withdraw $89,000 from Citi before the checks bounced. It is presumed that she used these funds to finance her good-faith deposit with Fortress.
Anna Delvey is portrayed by Julia Garner in 'Inventing Anna'. As for why she's still firm friends with Anna to this day (she even publicly wished her a Happy Birthday on Instagram last month), Neff's answer is simple: "Anna is my friend and always will be.
Inventing Anna hinted that Todd and his onscreen wife, Mags, may have split due to the drama surrounding Delvey's trial, but real life had a happier ending than Hollywood this time around. According to his official bio, Spodek is still married and lives with his wife, Victoria, and their son in Brooklyn.
Boris Diakonov and Eduard Panteleev have retaken majority control in the business. Eduard Panteleev/ANNA. London-based business current account ANNA Money has severed its ties with Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, two Russian billionaires who had indirectly become major shareholders in the fintech.
What happened to the debt? Anna never paid me back. Two years after Marrakech, following the trial and Anna's conviction, American Express protected me from charges made at La Mamounia.
The whole story is about how there are all these Annas. At each moment in the story, each Anna was different, and you can see that in her fashion choices.” Paolo created thousands of looks for Anna, purchasing 90 percent of the costumes or, if she couldn't buy them, borrowing items like several of the Birkin handbags.
Anna Delvey has sold paintings and drawings of herself for a total of $340,000. Delvey was found guilty of theft, grand theft, and financial crimes. Her thefts were so well-known that Shonda Rhimes turned them into the Netflix miniseries Inventing Anna.
She claimed she was a German heiress, when in reality, her mom owned a small convenience store and her dad worked as a truck driver before he opened his own heating-and-cooling business.
A lawyer hired by art world grifter Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, to fight her deportation and appeal her conviction in a $270,000 fraud case, has sued Sorkin for more than $150,000 in legal fees, according to court documents filed last week in the New York State Supreme Court.
Though Anna tried to secure a $22 million loan from City National and a $25 million loan from Fortress, both ultimately turned her down.
Yes, Anna Delvey Had a Stylist For Her Trial - Because of Course She Did. "Fashion show!
Most people use eyeglasses to see the world more clearly. Anna Delvey used them to obscure her true identity.
The Building Anna Delvey Wanted to Buy Is Now on the Market for $135 Million. Delvey went to prison for trying to scam her way into raising money to purchase 281 Park Ave South.
The bulk of her debt was forgiven.
The jury in Anna's trial didn't find her guilty of stealing from Rachel, but Rachel's credit card company forgave the bulk of her debt, ABC News reports.
Rachel Williams, the former Vanity Fair staffer who was conned out of $62,000 by Anna Sorokin, known as Anna Delvey, never wanted to discuss her former friend again. She purged her recollections of the traumatic friendship in an essay for Vanity Fair and, later, a book, My Friend Anna.
Inventing Anna is adapted from Jessica Pressler's New York magazine feature, which was published after Williams's initial piece. Netflix reportedly paid Sorokin $320,000 for her life rights, as Williams had already optioned her own story to Lena Dunham at HBO.
Delvey was soon transferred to Rikers Island, where she was held without bail. Three weeks later, she was indicted for stealing approximately $275,000 through multiple scams.
Who Owns Anna Bank? Anna, short for Absolutely No Nonsense Admin, was founded in 2017 by Boris Dyakonov, Eduard Panteleev and Slava Akuloa. It has a headquarters in Cardiff. The founders all have extensive experience: Dyakonov has co-founded Russia-based Bank24a.