Wednesday marked opening statements in the Soho Grifter trial, and, just as one would humorously expect they were absolutely made for T.V. In the defense’s opening statement, they reportedly tried to defend Sorokin ‘s bizarre scam citing “she had to do it her way”.
Todd Spodek explained, “In her world this is what her social circle did. Everyone’s life was perfectly curated for social media. People were fake. People were phony. And money was made on hype alone.”
While this may ring true in Delvey’s delusional world, uh, that isn’t quite what prosecutors are trying to paint. According to prosecutors, “In short, she stole, she stole from banks, she stole from hotels, she stole from friends, she tried to steal from a hedge fund.”
It is widely believed that Sorokin (“aka Anna Delvey) managed to swindle upwards of $250,000 from banks; friends, loans, private loans, credit cards, businesspeople and more. She is facing up to 15 years in prison and according to documents from the 1st day of opening statements she has rejected a reported plea deal. She will be deported after her release from prison.