I Robbed a Billionaire _ They Still Worship ME!

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00:00Hi, I'm Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey. Con artist? Maybe. Opportunist? Definitely. Icon? Obviously.

00:10Anyway, I grew up in a drab, working-class Russian town where I fantasized about a completely different, much more glamorous existence.

00:19I refused to turn out like my boring, generic parents. Nope, I was going to pursue fame and fortune, no matter the cost.

00:27In high school, I got pretty good at designing my own clothes. And honestly, people noticed. Compliments were flying left and right.

00:35But then, when I was 16, my parents decided to move us to Germany. I thought my new classmates would totally vibe with my unique style, but nope. They roasted me for being different.

00:46What? You didn't get enough attention in Russia?

00:48I couldn't even understand what they were saying. I was still learning German, but the pointing and snickering I heard loud and clear.

00:56Can you free me the ketchup, please?

00:58Sure.

00:58What the heck?

00:59You said free the ketchup!

01:01Just then, I grabbed my harmonica bottle, taking a sip before casually playing a tune on the cap's built-in harmonica.

01:08I wasn't even thinking about it, just something I did. But suddenly, all eyes were on me.

01:13Wait, what was that?

01:15What was what?

01:16The bottle. You played it like a harmonica.

01:18Oh, yeah. It's a water bottle and a harmonica, obviously.

01:23That's insane! I need one.

01:25By the next week, I had ordered a few bottles for them from Amazon. They acted all grateful. For a while, I thought, maybe this is it. Maybe they'll start being nice to me. Then, a few days later…

01:37So, uh, there aren't any left from the ones you gave us? Can I have yours? It's for my sister.

01:42I hesitated, but handed it over, thinking this has to be a turning point. Spoiler alert. It wasn't. They stayed mean. By the way, grab your harmonica bottle from the link in the description, guys.

01:54I was holding back tears. No way could I let them see me cry. They'd tear me apart. So, I bolted to the bathroom and let it all out. But as I sat there, staring at the same ugly black loafers peeking out from the stalls, it hit me.

02:08They're the ones who have it all wrong. Just small-town sheep with zero taste. Me?

02:13I had the big dreams. They didn't hate me. They were just jealous.

02:18When I was 18, I was accepted into the prestigious Central St. Martin's Art School in London.

02:23But my first class was boring. The professor had no charisma, no sense of style, and his voice sounded like listening to paint dry.

02:31I can't take it. How do you expect anyone to learn anything when you're more dull than the subject matter?

02:37Everyone stopped and stared at me dumbfounded. I didn't belong here either. Russia was too drab. London too stuffy.

02:44It was time to go to a place where people weren't afraid to stand out from the crowd. Berlin.

02:49I got an internship at a PR company, where I learned that everything in this world is built on image, money, power, and success.

02:57Darling, are you wearing polyester to a client dinner with a fashion company? I cannot have your poor taste reflecting poorly on me. Where do you shop?

03:07I, uh, I make my own clothes, actually. It's cheaper.

03:10Hmm, interesting. Very interesting.

03:13I could tell my boss totally lost respect for me after that. No one takes a poor person seriously.

03:19Ugh. I quit the internship before I could get fired. I was ready to fake it till I made it.

03:23It was time to inhabit the successful fashionista I would one day become.

03:28I moved to Paris with $20 in my pocket to pursue an internship with Purple Magazine.

03:33My great-aunt was the first woman in our family to wear a tube top in Russia.

03:37She was so counter-culture. Let me bring that love of the bold to your magazine.

03:43You won't regret it. It worked. I was hired on the spot.

03:46But Paris was expensive for a 20-year-old, and $400 a month wasn't enough to fake being glamorous.

03:54So I asked for a job and didn't get it.

03:58I begged my parents for money to help me finish my internship.

04:01But let's just say I spent it on trying to make a name for myself.

04:05Dinners at Paris' finest restaurants.

04:07Nights out mingling with the rich and beautiful at the most exclusive clubs.

04:12But soon, I ran out of money.

04:14You owe me two months' rent, dada.

04:17I had no way of keeping up rent, so I decided to flee the country and move to America.

04:2248 hours later, I arrived in New York City and checked into the chicest hotel in Manhattan.

04:28I used my Purple Magazine ID badge to gain access to an exclusive event at New York Fashion Week.

04:33And with my blazing blue power suit, I arrived on the red carpet, confidently posing for pics.

04:39People seemed to believe I was someone.

04:42Because suddenly, click, click, click, photos were being snapped of me left and right.

04:46The taller I stood, the more interested people were to know me.

04:49A woman a little older, maybe 23, with perfect hair, started chatting me up.

04:54Oh my gosh, I love your blazer. Where did you get it?

04:57Custom made, by moi.

04:58Oh, I think I detected an accent.

05:00Where are you from, if you don't mind me?

05:02Oh, no, no, no, not at all. I'm from Germany. Berlin.

05:05Oh, no way! I have friends in Berlin. What's your last name?

05:09Uh, Delvey.

05:10Okay, I lied. But I was trying to reinvent myself.

05:13I didn't want to be seen as the poor, working-class girl from Russia.

05:16You've had to see Sorokin and I don't see you on the list. Can I see ID?

05:19Ugh, sorry. I'm going through a divorce and I keep forgetting it's not finalized.

05:24ID.

05:25If I showed my ID, the woman would know I wasn't on the list.

05:28And Rachel would know I wasn't from Germany.

05:30So, I rifled through my purse, pretending to look for my wallet.

05:34Oh my gosh. Ugh. I think I left it at home.

05:37I can't go back there. He's there. I can't see him.

05:40I'm sorry. It's been...

05:41And then, I started weeping. A skill I practiced back in Russia.

05:45Oh my gosh, honey, don't cry. Your makeup is going to smudge.

05:48Rachel must have actually believed me.

05:50Because soon, she was lying to the check-in woman.

05:53She's with me. It's okay.

05:54My guest canceled. Please, she's clearly going through a lot.

05:57The check-in woman looked at me pitifully, and then, stoically nodded, letting me through.

06:02Oh my god. Thank you. Thank you.

06:05Of course. I know how hard divorces can be.

06:07You've been through one?

06:09I feel like I have.

06:10I just watched Eat, Pray, Love, and what Julia Roberts goes through in that movie, I can't imagine.

06:15Rachel was perfect.

06:17She was bubbly, energetic, and was a photo editor for Vanity Fair.

06:21She knew everyone who mattered in Manhattan.

06:23Her best trait, though, was believing everything I told her,

06:27including that I was a German heiress who was looking to launch the Anna Delvey Organization,

06:32a private art foundation where all the best creators and entrepreneurs in New York

06:36could feature their work and foster a like-minded community of tastemakers.

06:40Rachel loved it.

06:41Oh my gosh, I love it.

06:43Well, I could use some help.

06:45I'm looking for investors.

06:47I can introduce you to some people.

06:48You deserve something good after what you've been through.

06:51She was right.

06:51I did deserve something good.

06:53And the more the idea of my organization looked like it could become a reality,

06:57the more obsessed I became with making it happen.

07:00I opened five new credit cards and followed Rachel's lead.

07:03She showed me where to eat, where to party, and where to be seen.

07:06And through her, I met the upper crust of young, successful New Yorkers.

07:11DJs, chefs, architects, artists.

07:14But finding investors was taking longer than expected.

07:17Within weeks, my credit cards were almost maxed out.

07:20I needed to go big or go home.

07:22Literally.

07:23So, I hosted a swanky party in the Hamptons and invited the wealthiest people I knew.

07:28But on the day of the party, there was a slight hiccup.

07:32What do you mean your credit card isn't working?

07:34My ex-husband must have accidentally cancelled it or something.

07:38Ugh.

07:38Now the venue is saying they won't let us have the party.

07:41One second.

07:42I took out my phone and pretended to be on hold with my credit card company.

07:46Hello?

07:46Yes, I'm here.

07:47What do you mean I have to wait five to seven days to use it?

07:50My party is today.

07:52It's in ten minutes, actually.

07:54Hannah, Anna, it's okay.

07:55I can cover it for now.

07:56You're good for it, right?

07:57Oh my gosh, of course.

07:59And I was planning on paying her back.

08:02But rich people are very protective of their money.

08:05And I couldn't find investors.

08:07I tried securing a loan.

08:09But the bank wouldn't give me money unless they saw I already had some.

08:13The system was so rigged.

08:14So, I forged some bank documents.

08:17Saying I had a great deal of funds in a Swiss bank.

08:20And managed to get a nice little loan of 22 million dollars.

08:24Just as long as I paid the legal fees up front.

08:26Let's just say I had to figure out how to get $10,000 overnight.

08:31If you lend me this money, I promise I'll pay you back as soon as possible.

08:35Just email my financial advisor if you don't trust me.

08:38They did email him.

08:39Luckily, it was me who created the email address of this fake advisor.

08:44And sent a message back to them ensuring Anna was good for the money.

08:47And it worked.

08:48I secured my 22 million dollar loan.

08:51But I was hasty and made one fatal error.

08:54I accidentally told the bank I was born in Germany.

08:58Even though my passport said Russia.

08:59I couldn't even keep up with my own lies.

09:01So, the bank pulled my loan.

09:03And I was back at square one.

09:05Instead of bailing, I decided to go bigger.

09:08To create a reputation no one could ignore.

09:11I checked into a fancy hotel in Soho.

09:13Bought an entirely new wardrobe.

09:15Changed my hairdo.

09:16And started seeing a personal trainer named Casey.

09:19I also befriended the concierge at her hotel.

09:22Neff.

09:22You know Neff.

09:23Me and you aren't that different.

09:25I once knew what it was like to be close to the wealthy.

09:27But unable to reach them.

09:29I thought you were an heiress.

09:31Oh, well, it's complicated.

09:34Hey, how about you come with me to that new five-star French restaurant on Park.

09:38My treat.

09:39I treated the staff members to spa days and fancy dinners.

09:42Sparing no expense.

09:44But soon, I ran out of money.

09:46The hotel owner threatened to kick me out if I didn't pay up.

09:49I didn't know what to do.

09:50I needed time and space.

09:52So I booked a little vacation.

09:54With what money, you ask?

09:56Oh, just some fake checks in the amount of $80,000 that wouldn't bounce until after I went with Rachel and Casey to Morocco.

10:02But when we arrived at the hotel, my credit cards were declined.

10:06Anna, what is going on with your finances?

10:08You said you own a yacht and you can't even pay for a Caesar salad?

10:11It's just a glitch with the credit card company.

10:14I promise I'll pay you back.

10:16I have the cash back in New York.

10:17I'll give it to you first thing when we get there.

10:19And I meant it, truly.

10:21But when we returned to New York, I was shocked to find that my hotel key wasn't working.

10:26Neff?

10:26What's happening?

10:27Why can't I get in here?

10:28You're getting kicked out.

10:30They said you owe them $30,000.

10:32I have the cash.

10:33I just need to go get it from the room.

10:35Your stuff isn't in there.

10:37They're keeping it and selling it.

10:39They gave you a lot of warnings, Anna.

10:40And why do you have $30,000 in cash?

10:43Who even are you?

10:45Who am I?

10:46After everything I did for you?

10:48So ungrateful.

10:50Luckily, this country loves to give away credit cards like Handy.

10:53So I just got a brand new one and checked into the Beekman Hotel,

10:56continuing my business plan with a renewed desperation.

11:00My strategy was this.

11:01Get a loan from one bank and pay off the debt at the other bank.

11:04When the second bank realized I couldn't pay,

11:06I opened up a new account at a new bank and got a loan.

11:09It worked as long as I kept moving.

11:11Unfortunately, that meant I couldn't stay at any one hotel long enough

11:15to make an impression on the money-hoarding elite.

11:18By the end of 2017, I had lived in more than seven hotels on credit alone.

11:23By my eighth hotel, my credit card was declined and I had to leave.

11:27But when I tried to get a new credit card, I was denied.

11:30Overnight, I was homeless, sleeping in my car on the side of a loud Manhattan street.

11:35Okay, I have friends.

11:37It'll all be fine.

11:38I always figure it out.

11:40Anna, where have you been?

11:41Where is the money you owe me?

11:43Rachel, I'm sorry.

11:45My life has just been crazy.

11:47I'll tell you all about it at lunch.

11:49Just meet me tomorrow and I'll bring the money.

11:52Promise.

11:52You sound freezing.

11:54Are you okay?

11:54I thought about telling her the truth.

11:56I really did.

11:57But I didn't want to hear it myself.

11:59Never better.

12:00At dinner, Rachel was staring daggers at me from across the table.

12:04I'll have the braised short rib.

12:06Who's paying for this?

12:07Don't worry about it.

12:08I've got it.

12:09You don't look so good, Anna.

12:10Really?

12:11Is it my bangs?

12:12No.

12:12Where is my money?

12:13So, look.

12:14I'm still working on...

12:16Anna, do you have my money or do you not?

12:18Please, Rachel.

12:20I need a place to stay.

12:21I promise I will get you the money.

12:23But right now, I'm sleeping on the streets.

12:25I don't believe anything you say anymore.

12:28Wait!

12:28If you try reaching out to me again, my lawyers will be the ones answering.

12:31I was speechless and I totally lost my appetite.

12:35With my head heavy, I walked to the bathroom.

12:37But as I was opening the door, a big burly hand grabbed mine.

12:41I looked up and saw the gruffest, nastiest looking cop glaring down at me.

12:46I need you to come with me.

12:47The cop slapped his handcuffs on me, dragging me out of the restaurant.

12:51He shoved me into the back of his cop car.

12:53When I arrived at the police station, they tossed me in a cell like a criminal.

12:57Hey, you can't do this.

12:58I want my lawyer.

12:59I get a phone call, don't I?

13:01You owe a lot of people a lot of money.

13:03I don't know what you're talking about.

13:05Consider this a warning.

13:06You're gonna spend the night for attempting to dine and dash.

13:10What?

13:10And if you don't pay your debts within 30 days, the FBI is coming for you.

13:15Four hotels are threatening to sue.

13:17Six restaurants, four clubs.

13:20Should I go on?

13:21I think I might have growled at him.

13:23He slammed the metal bar doors.

13:25At least I had a place to sleep for the night, I guess.

13:28Ugh, this sucked.

13:29I had to admit it.

13:30I had failed.

13:31The next morning, I decided to cut my losses and leave New York City.

13:35But as I was taking the subway to the airport, an advertisement caught my eye.

13:39For a fancy rehabilitation center in Los Angeles, like the place celebs would go to.

13:44I googled it, and it was totally that place.

13:46It was like a sign from above telling me what to do next.

13:49I needed to go to Malibu for rehab, so I booked a ticket with my credit card and arrived at

13:54the beautiful beach resort.

13:56But a month later, the rehab said my credit cards weren't working and gave me the boot.

14:01You're just going to kick me to the streets?

14:03What kind of rehabilitation place is this?

14:05I didn't even meet any celebrities there, and none of the rich people would invest in

14:09my foundation.

14:10The whole thing was a flop.

14:12As I watched the waves crash into the shore, I felt empty.

14:15Maybe it was time to admit I'd never win this game.

14:18It was writ in favor of the rich, and I'd always be just poor.

14:22I was all alone with nothing.

14:24Tears started pouring out of me.

14:26And then, I got a phone call.

14:27Rachel?

14:28Anna, I'm sorry I abandoned you and said such horrible things.

14:31I heard you're not in a very good place.

14:33Can we meet for lunch?

14:34I want to make it up to you.

14:35I was actually relieved to hear someone's familiar voice, but still livid, obviously.

14:40I don't know.

14:41You treated me very cruelly, but I guess one lunch couldn't hurt.

14:45Great.

14:45Meet me at the five-star sushi spot you love.

14:47See you tomorrow night.

14:48Wait, tomorrow night?

14:49I was in Los Angeles, but I had no one else to turn to and nowhere else to go.

14:54And maybe this would be my chance to start over the right way.

14:57So I took a cab to the airport and bought a red eye to New York.

15:00On the plane, I made a list of all the ethical ways I would try to achieve my dream.

15:05Hey, maybe I had learned something in rehab.

15:07I arrived the next morning, enthusiastic to start my new life.

15:11And when I met Rachel for sushi, she actually appeared happy to see me.

15:15I told Rachel about all the celebrities I'd met in rehab and all the new life lessons I'd learned.

15:21Wow, you were only there for a month.

15:23But sounds like it was really good for you.

15:25I'm so happy.

15:27I just gotta run to the bathroom real quick.

15:28Be right back.

15:29Kay.

15:30Honestly, it felt nice to have a friend again.

15:32Plus, she offered to cover the bill.

15:34She was taking a while in the bathroom, though.

15:36I got up to check on her, but a man was blocking my way.

15:39Wait, it wasn't just a man.

15:41It was that horrible cop again.

15:42Um, excuse me?

15:44Ma'am, I'm gonna need you to come with me.

15:46Ma'am?

15:47You were under arrest for failing to pay over $150,000 in debt to credit card companies, hotels, and your peers.

15:54You have committed a federal offense.

15:56Anything you do or say will be held...

15:58The officer slapped handcuffs on my wrist and kept reading me my rights.

16:03I was so caught off guard.

16:04On my way out, I saw Rachel emerge from the bathroom, smirking.

16:09Rachel, help me.

16:10Tell them they're wrong.

16:11Anna, I'm the one who called them.

16:13I did some digging, and I know you were never married.

16:15And I know you're not an heiress.

16:17And I don't know what else you've been lying about, but I know this for sure.

16:21You're a crook and a fraud.

16:22Traitor!

16:23The cops dragged me out of the restaurant in front of celebrity diners, fashion designers, models,

16:28all of the people I had spent years trying to impress.

16:32Everyone was staring.

16:33It was humiliating.

16:34And outside the restaurant, the scene was even more chaotic.

16:38Paparazzi were snapping photos left and right.

16:40Apparently, Rachel had gone to the press with a juicy story about a fake heiress.

16:45I was devastated until I came to a realization.

16:49People were taking my photos.

16:52They were looking at me.

16:53When I got to the police station, I saw my story being televised on primetime news.

16:58Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed socialite and heiress from Germany,

17:02swindled her way through New York City.

17:04She is now standing trial for her crimes.

17:06Rachel didn't realize it, but she had finally gotten people to pay attention to me.

17:11I started bursting out laughing.

17:14I couldn't control myself.

17:16What are you laughing about?

17:17I did it.

17:18Are you confessing?

17:19What?

17:20No.

17:20I did something else.

17:21I got famous.

17:23Over the next few weeks, I sat in my prison cell sketching ideas for all my fabulous trial outfits.

17:28I even got my attorney to arrange a wardrobe styling.

17:31I had the chicest outfits for every day I'd be sitting in that dreary courtroom.

17:36And if any of the other prisoners were rude to me, I wouldn't let them get away with it.

17:40Not anymore.

17:41One day, someone called me a fraud and spat in my food.

17:45I tackled her to the ground and we got into a full-on slap fight.

17:48The guards pulled us apart and shoved me in solitary confinement.

17:52Thank God.

17:52I can finally focus on my sketches without all the noise.

17:56I had been getting more attention than ever before.

17:59I was all over social media, magazines, and TV.

18:03The fake heiress.

18:04The chic scam artist.

18:06The sly socialite.

18:07There was even an Instagram dedicated to my courtroom outfits.

18:10When a reporter asked if I felt guilty, I simply said,

18:14I'd be lying to you and everyone else and to myself if I said I was sorry for anything.

18:19I'm just a girl from a poor family who wanted the American dream.

18:24Some people get handed money when they're born.

18:26Not me.

18:26Why should the rich get all the opportunities?

18:28I didn't hurt anyone.

18:29I just wanted more for myself.

18:31And I meant it.

18:32What was the point in lying?

18:33I had done that enough.

18:34I was tired of it.

18:35After two days of jury deliberation, the verdict was announced.

18:39I was on the edge of my seat.

18:41Anna Sorokin, aka Delvey, is charged with two attempts of grand larceny.

18:47Larceny in the second degree and theft of services.

18:50And sentenced to four to twelve years in prison.

18:53Four to twelve years?

18:55I thought only murderers got that kind of time.

18:57I guess I'd have to make it worth it.

18:59I spent my prison sentence keeping to myself and writing my biography about the fake heiress

19:05who went to prison.

19:06It was a compelling story, after all, and Netflix agreed.

19:09While I was in jail, they paid me almost half a million dollars to consult on a television

19:14show about my life.

19:15Two years later, in 2022, I was released from prison.

19:19I had made enough money to rent a flat in Greenwich Village in New York City and was able to serve

19:24the rest of my sentence there.

19:25I was neighbors with all the greatest creative minds of this century.

19:30Working on my art, getting the finest food delivered to my door.

19:34What else can a girl ask for?

19:35Oh, how about a gallery show and half a million dollars in sales for my artwork?

19:39And let's not forget my latest stint on Dancing with the Stars.

19:43Though that didn't go over so well.

19:45After all I've been through, you're probably wondering, was it all worth it?

19:49Well, my criminal years are behind me, I'm a household name, and people are still writing

19:54stories about me.

19:55And paying me for it.

19:57And also you, watching my story right now.

19:59So, yeah.

20:00It wasn't the most conventional route, but I think I pulled it off.

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