Anna Delvey's actual net worth is estimated at only around $50,000 -- a stark contrast to the fabricated €60 million Swiss bank account she once used to con New York's elite. The gap between her real and invented finances is the whole story: prosecutors say she defrauded hotels, banks, and acquaintances out of roughly $275,000 by posing as a wealthy German heiress before her 2019 conviction.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Anna Sorokin |
| Born | January 23, 1991, Domodedovo, Russia |
| Known For | Posing as heiress "Anna Delvey" to defraud hotels, banks, and acquaintances (2013-2017) |
| 2019 Conviction | Guilty on eight charges including grand larceny; sentenced to 4 to 12 years, fined $24,000, ordered to pay $199,000 restitution |
| Since Release | Released on parole 2021; ICE-detained 2021-2022 for visa overstay; house arrest since October 2022 |
| Media | Subject of Netflix's "Inventing Anna" (2022); competed on "Dancing with the Stars" season 33 (2024) |
| Estimated Real Net Worth | Around $50,000 |
Early Life
Sorokin was born in Domodedovo, a working-class town near Moscow, to father Vadim, a truck driver who later ran a heating and cooling business. The family moved to North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in 2007, when Anna was 16. She graduated from a Catholic grammar school in Eschweiler in 2011 and briefly attended Central Saint Martins art school in London before dropping out. She interned at a Berlin PR firm and worked at the Paris fashion magazine Purple before relocating to New York in 2013, where she began presenting herself as "Anna Delvey," a wealthy German heiress.
The Fraud Scheme
Between 2013 and 2017, Sorokin used fabricated bank statements -- including a fake claim of €60 million in a Swiss account -- to pursue loans, secure hotel stays, and convince acquaintances to front large sums for travel and other expenses. She attempted a $22 million loan from City National Bank, secured a fraudulent $100,000 overdraft from the same bank, and deposited $160,000 in bad checks at Citibank. She ran up unpaid bills at luxury hotels including 11 Howard and the Beekman, and convinced Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel DeLoache Williams to pay $62,000 for a Morocco trip Sorokin never repaid.
Arrest and Conviction
Sorokin was arrested in Los Angeles in October 2017 following an NYPD sting operation. At trial in spring 2019, a jury convicted her on eight of ten charges, including grand larceny and theft of services. On May 9, 2019, she was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in state prison, fined $24,000, and ordered to pay $199,000 in restitution. Before sentencing, she told the court, "I'd be lying to you and to everyone else and to myself if I said I was sorry for anything."
Release, ICE Detention, and House Arrest
Sorokin was released on parole in February 2021 after serving roughly two years. Six weeks later, immigration authorities detained her for overstaying her visa, and she spent much of 2021 and 2022 in ICE custody before being released in October 2022 on $10,000 bail to 24-hour house arrest with an ankle monitor. Her house-arrest restrictions have eased gradually since -- she regained social media access and an expanded 75-mile radius in August 2024, having earlier been allowed to relocate her house arrest to a private home in the Hudson Valley in early 2024.
Post-Prison Career
Netflix paid Sorokin $320,000 for the rights to her story for "Inventing Anna" (2022), starring Julia Garner, though New York's "Son of Sam" law redirected most of that payment toward her restitution and fines. Since her release, she has sold roughly $340,000 worth of her own artwork through gallery shows, launched an NFT collection, modeled for fashion labels while visibly wearing her ankle monitor, and competed on "Dancing with the Stars" season 33 in 2024, where she was eliminated in the first double-elimination round.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Anna Delvey's real net worth?
Estimated at around $50,000 -- far below the fabricated multimillion-euro fortune she once claimed to have.
Is Anna Delvey still in prison?
No. She was released on parole in 2021, then held by immigration authorities before being released to house arrest in October 2022, with her restrictions gradually eased since.
How much did Anna Delvey steal?
Prosecutors said her schemes defrauded hotels, banks, and acquaintances of roughly $275,000, and she was ordered to pay $199,000 in restitution.
Did Anna Delvey get paid for Inventing Anna?
Netflix paid her $320,000 for her life rights, but New York's "Son of Sam" law directed most of it toward restitution and fines.