Convicted felon Anna Sorokin was released as a free woman in New York soon after a judge granted her bail on Wednesday while her deportation case went through immigration court. You may be strolling through the streets of the city.
The social impostor whose cons inspired the hit Netflix series Inventing Anna has been in custody for 17 months while fighting a deportation order for overdue visas.
“The government failed to prove that she posed a threat to public safety, so the only possible solution was to put her in prison,” said her immigration attorney John Sundweg. told Fox News Digital.
“This does not mean that deportation cases will stop. The government will continue to seek Mr. Sorokin’s deportation,” he added.
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But before Sorokin, 31, can leave Orange County Correctional Facility, he must post a $10,000 security deposit, be equipped with a GPS ankle monitor, and provide an approved address.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may appeal this decision, which could delay her release.
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The court held a two-day security hearing last month after Sorokin’s attorneys asked a federal judge to compel her to be released, claiming that her indefinite imprisonment violated her constitutional rights. was held.
Sorokin, who also identifies herself as Anna Delvey, is being held “in conditions similar to those of criminals,” her attorney wrote in court documents.
Sorokin spokesman Judah Engelmeyer said, “She is not a threat and is not in danger of escape.” She said, “She deserves a chance to build her own life and she should be allowed to do it here.”
The attorney first asked for a new hearing in July, partly because of the incompetence of former attorney Audrey Thomas, who was indicted in Queens Supreme Court for allegedly stealing from a client.
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Immigration court denied request, stating ‘no prior attorney evidence’ [was] disabled in [the] It refers to the October 2021 hearing at which Thomas represented Sorokin.
If Sorokin chose not to oppose deportation, she could hop on a plane to Germany and become a free woman courtesy of the U.S. government.
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She was taken into ICE custody weeks after being released from state prison in February 2021 for grand theft and theft of services.
After a sensational trial, Sorokin was accused of stealing more than $200,000 from banks and businesses in 2019 and submitting forged documents to impersonate a wealthy German heiress in an attempt to obtain a $22 million loan4. Sentenced to imprisonment from 12 years to 12 years.
She plans to appeal her conviction.