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One things scammers will do is continue to scam. Anna (Delvey) Sorokin got out of jail/detention in October, moved into an East Village apartment, and promptly started giving interviews to the likes of CNN and The New York Times. Then she started making seemingly legit money moves and socializing with NYC’s downtown “elite” from the comfort of house arrest. But apparently she hasn’t been paying her bills. She owes her lawyer over $150,000.
Convicted fraudster Anna Sorokin — who was also known as Anna Delvey — reportedly owes her disbarred lawyer more than $152,000.
According to the New York Post, a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit claims that not only does Sorokin owe Audrey A. Thomas the reported amount, but she also made false allegations against her former attorney in order not to pay.
After Sorokin was convicted of eight felony charges in 2019 for posing as a German heiress and scamming $200,000 from New York City socialites, she hired Thomas in 2020 to represent her.
Following her conviction, she was sentenced to prison for four to 12 years by a judge who claimed to be “stunned by the depth of [her] deception.”
Two years into her prison sentence, she was released on good behavior — only to be detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement six weeks later for overstaying her visa.
She was released on bond and is now on house arrest as she awaits the court’s decision for her to stay in the country, the New York Times reported.
Since firing Thomas in April 2022, Sorokin filed a lawsuit accusing the one-time attorney of withholding records in her immigration and criminal case, according to the New York Post.
The outlet reported that Sorokin “was able to remain in the United States because while she was taken to the airport and literally sitting in the gate area with her belongings in garbage bags, [Thomas] filed a writ and secured a stay from deportation removal,” claims the lawsuit Sorokin filed.
However, Sorokin allegedly owes Thomas “astronomical legal fees,” per the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit, cited by the New York Post.
Thomas was disbarred in November for allegedly robbing an elderly client, which the Manhattan Supreme Court filing states, per the outlet, “The disbarment… does not negate the balance that the defendant owes.”
This is the lawyer that Anna hired in 2020, that likely represented her for early release from jail for good behavior and definitely prevented her deportation back to Germany after she got out. Apparently Anna preemptively filed a lawsuit against the lawyer, citing wrongdoing, so she could get out of paying her legal bills. This lawyer is not a good person either — she was disbarred last year for allegedly robbing an elderly client and makes the point that despite the disbarment Anna still owes her money. I mean, that’s true, but I don’t feel that bad for her, she robbed an elderly client and then got fleeced by Anna. But of course Anna is still up to her tricks. What did anyone expect when she got out of jail and got to stay in NY? At this point, unfortunately, most of Anna’s antics are met with a shrug and an eyeroll. For example, she’s starting a podcast called “The Anna Delvey Show” (shrug, eyeroll) “that will question traditional notions of what’s right and wrong,” the “concept of rules,” and “talking to people who break them” (shrug, eyeroll), like Julia Fox and Emily Ratajkowski (of course, shrug, eyeroll).
Just like working for Trump, you always gotta get that $$$ retainer up front. My question is who is representing Anna on her suit against her last attorney? I assume at this point she’s going to have to rep herself because who would take that on?
Your comparison to Trump IS on point,and very troubling.
He has been able to scam and ruin so much people and IS so far always free and rich.And i ‘m talking about his Crimes before his time in the white house.
She could become more daring and dangerous with time experience,and money.
So the grifter hired a grifter lawyer and the grifter lawyer still deserves to be paid?!
Why is this woman still in the country?. Surely Immigration could expedite her case. In fact, Heritage people who are so unnerved by Prince Harry and possible misrepresentation on visa application would be far better served to get on this gritters arse.
Deport her. And if you’re listening to her podcast you are a huge part of the problem. Give these people no attention, it’s the only way.
Again, why is this trick still here? Why have they not deported her? There is no legitimate reason for her to be allowed to stay.
Who are these people who takes a case knowing their clients shady finances?. I need to know their train of thought.
Just like the lawyers who continue to take on Trump despite the fact his past lawyers are getting disbarred and fined up the wazoo.
Are they over confident they will not be conned like the others?
maybe they’re getting paid in other ways or they think the publicity will be worth it or they’ll get new clients based on their “loyalty” and those news clients will pay. my guess is that they think it’s some sort of longterm strategy and in the meantime are writing off the nonpayments
i personally could not live with myself though, getting cozy with psychopaths voluntarily. everyone deserves a lawyer in a criminal case but many of these lawyers go far beyond that
I thought of the Trump comparison immediately, too. But instead of going to jail at all, he became President of the U.S. and is trying to do so again. So yeah, it can work like that too, unfortunately. What a country!
‘Traditional notions of right and wrong’? Like, legal and illegal? Those kinds of rules?
BeanieBean, Trump twisted it to “smart” and “not smart” (rather than right and wrong). In other words, it’s “smart” not to pay your taxes,” NOT that it’s wrong or illegal. He really effed up our country and we are still reaping the grim consequences.