Anna Sorokin: fake German heiress sentenced to up to 12 years in prison

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/09/anna-sorokin-sentence-fake-heiress-scammer-delvey-jail-time-latest-news-new-york-trial
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A judge has sentenced the fake German heiress Anna Sorokin to four to 12 years in prison for defrauding hotels, restaurants, a private jet operator and banks out of more than $200,000.

Judge Diane Kiesel said she was “stunned by the depth of the defendant’s deception, her labyrinthine lies that kept her con afloat” at the sentencing on Thursday afternoon in Manhattan state court. As she handed down sentence, Kiesel reportedly made a reference to Bruce Springsteen’s song Blinded by the Light.

“She was blinded by the glitter and glamour of New York City,” the judge said, according to BuzzFeed News.

Sorokin, a would-be art collector, planned to open a members-only arts club but became known as the “Soho grifter” after her deception upon New York’s glitzy social scene came to light. Sorokin, 28, was found guilty last month of grand larceny and theft of services.
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One more grifter

[TreasonousBastard]

1. C'mon-- don'tcha admire this at least a little bit? This isn't cold calling Grandma to grab...

a few bucks. This is close to world class chicanery of the sort they make movies out of.

No, I do not suggest this as a career path, but it does rise above the usual scams.

[Kid Berwyn]

3. Presidential timber or, in the present case, laminated Putinovich.

On a smaller scale, of course, but she’s young with initiative.

[Blue_Tires]

4. The 4chan/Qanon crowd has been jizzing to her nonstop

for some odd reason she's a hero to them...

[TreasonousBastard]

5. No idea what makes them tick, but hero she's not. As much as I can admire a good con...

it's still a con and has consequences.

[qazplm135]

6. no

not in the least bit.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Wish I could replace a part of your headline to

"Fake American President"

[malaise]

7. I too thought about the similarities