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A 28-year-old woman was found guilty Thursday of stealing more than $200,000 and attempting to swindle millions from her friends and banks so she could maintain her opulent lifestyle.
Anna Sorokin, a Russian immigrant who posed as a fake German heiress named Anna Delvey, was found guilty on April 25 in State Supreme Court in Manhattan of eight charges including attempted grand larceny in the first degree, grand larceny in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree, and theft of services.
“She stole from banks,” prosecutor Kaegan Mays-Williams told the jury, according to theNew York Times. “She stole from hotels. She stole from friends. She tried to steal from a hedge fund.”
Her crimes allegedly occurred between December 2016 and August 2017.
Sorokin is scheduled to be sentenced May 9.
Vance thanked the jury, prosecutors and investigators for their “meticulous investigation and resolve to ensure that Sorokin faces real justice for her many thefts and lies.”
According to the Times, Sorokin was acquitted of a grand larceny charge related to an attempt to secure a $22 million bank loan in November 2016. The jury also found her not guilty of ripping off a friend, who she allegedly tricked into paying for a $60,000 luxury trip to Morocco.
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Sorokin’s attorney Todd Spodek said his client was not guilty of any crimes because she planned to pay everybody back.
Spodek didn’t return PEOPLE’s call for comment.
source: people.com
