Pretend German heiress and convicted fraudster Anna Sorokin insisted Wednesday she needs to remain in the USA as she fights abroad deportation to “show individuals incorrect” and “change the narrative” of her socialite scamming.
“I really feel like if I had been to depart and say ‘oh no matter I’m simply going to maneuver on and like transfer to Europe’ I might be like accepting the labels that they’re making an attempt to slap on me,” Sorokin advised CNN’s Jake Tapper in a sit-down interview.
“I really feel like I deserve a second likelihood, it was my mistake that I made and I served my time and I really feel like I ought to deserve a second alternative.”
Sorokin, who glided by Anna Delvey earlier than her arrest, mentioned her quest for a brand new chapter within the US from her East Village residence the place she’s on house arrest after being launched from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Friday.
She advised Tapper she was “so glad” to be released from custody in upstate Orange County regardless that she will be able to’t go away her residence and must sport an ankle monitor.
“I really feel like I’m getting a second likelihood to repair my errors,” mentioned Sorokin, who can solely go away for appointments together with her parole officer or immigration officers and is prohibited from utilizing social media.
She blamed the prosecution in her 2019 trial and the media for the way she’s portrayed as an epic scammer who stole greater than $200,000 from monetary establishments and companies.
“They sort of created this concept of me and I’m simply being left to cope with it,” Sorokin mentioned.
“I’m making an attempt to not glamorize my crimes and never lead anyone to imagine that’s the way in which to get well-known,” Sorokin added. “As a result of I suffered rather a lot in consequence … regardless that I don’t at all times present it. I’m not going to go on TV and cry.”
She additionally advised Tapper she was sorry for lots of the alternatives she made, although she then admitted she has not reached out to anybody on to apologize.
When Tapper requested if she had apologized to anybody, she solely talked about her statements in court docket after which famous the cost in court docket linked to allegedly stealing from one good friend led to an acquittal of that depend.
“All people else is a monetary establishment,” she insisted.
When Tapper pressed if she really regretted her actions, she agreed she “positively did” benefit from individuals.
“And I used to be youthful and I discovered from my errors,” Sorokin mentioned.
She insisted she by no means wished to be well-known, solely an influential businesswoman. She doubts she’d get the identical degree of consideration for her crimes if she dedicated them in her native nation, a nod to Individuals’ curiosity in world-class scammers.
“I used to be pondering if I had been to be prosecuted in Germany, I don’t suppose individuals would actually care,” Sorokin mentioned.
Sorokin was noticed out Tuesday as she made her technique to see her parole officer in Brooklyn forward of a check-in with immigration officers in Decrease Manhattan, her spokesperson mentioned.
Her scheme of conning New York’s elite was the premise for the Netflix present “Inventing Anna” the place the convicted felon was paid greater than $300,000 for the rights to her story. She advised Tapper Wednesday she solely watched about half-hour of the it.
She was discovered responsible of tricking banks and companies out of greater than $200,000 in 2019, and was launched from jail in 2021 for good conduct.
Weeks after she was launched from jail for good conduct, Sorokin was taken into custody by immigration officers and tossed within the Orange County Correctional Facility earlier than she clinched her launch final Friday.
She additionally advised Tapper she was “getting used” to her ankle monitor and is not sure how lengthy she will likely be on home arrest.
“Hopefully I will likely be identified for a few of my legit tasks,” Sorokin mentioned.
