A U.S. immigration judge cleared the way Wednesday for fake German heiress Anna Sorokin to be released from detention to home confinement while she fights deportation, if she meets certain conditions.
She must post a US$10,000 bond, provide a residential address where she'll stay for the duration of her immigration case and refrain from social media posting, Manhattan Immigration Judge Charles Conroy said.
Sorokin, 31, has been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since March 2021, after spending more than three years behind bars for swindling banks, hotels and friends to bankroll a posh lifestyle.Sorokin's lawyer, Duncan Levin, said they are "extremely gratified" by the decision to release her to home confinement.
"The judge rightfully recognized that Anna is not a danger to the community," Levin said in a written statement. "While there are still a few hurdles to jump through on her release conditions, Anna is thrilled to be getting out so she can focus on appealing her wrongful conviction."Sorokin, whose scheme inspired the Netflix series "Inventing Anna," was convicted in 2019 on multiple counts of larceny and theft.
Prosecutors said Sorokin falsified records and lied to get banks to lend, luxury hotels to let her stay and well-heeled Manhattanites to cover plane tickets and other expenses for her, stealing $275,000 in all.
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