Anna Sorokina, posing as a millionaire in New York, spoke about life in prison

Anna Sorokina, who posed as the heiress of a multimillion-dollar fortune under the name Anna Delvi, claims that prison guards treated her like a celebrity. She said she brought in “the right correctional officers” to help her get a comfortable job at the gym while she was behind bars. The details of her interview were shared by the publication New York Post.

Sorokina, 29 was released from prison on February 11... In 2019 she was sentenced to a prison term of 4 to 12 years for large-scale theft and fraud, but she was released just two years later for good behavior. A detailed description of her scams can be read here.

In her first interview after her release from prison, she said that the rules of survival in prison and in freedom are very similar.

“It all depends on who you know,” she said.

“It's like living in New York, but the impact of connections is even more pronounced. Because if you know the right officers, they will find the right job for you. So I got a job in the gym because I wanted to train when no one was going there. And they gave me that opportunity, ”Sorokina explained.

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She called her scam a "scam" which took about 15 minutes of real work.

When asked if she had celebrity status in prison, she replied, "Undoubtedly." She said she became so famous that every prison staff member knew who she was, and it didn't always work for her.

“Some of them, I suppose, wanted to fuck me,” she said. “One of the sergeants told me,“ Who do you think you are? I had Amy Fisher. "

However, she added that in general, the attitude of the correctional officers towards her was positive.

“Many of them behaved just very inappropriately, very unprofessional,” she said. “Like,“ Oh my gosh, I love your story. I follow you on Instagram. "

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According to her, many young women who were imprisoned have turned off the right path.

“So many people go to jail and start using drugs,” Sorokina said. "I've never seen as many drugs in New York as I've seen in prison."

Sorokina returned to her pseudonym Anna Delvi again. Previously, she was completely unrepentant of her crimes. After the conviction, the girl told the reporter: "I would lie to you, everyone else and myself if I said that I regret anything."

But everything changed in October 2020, when she appeared before the parole board - the girl apologized for what she had done.

“I just want to say that I am really ashamed and I am very sorry that I did it,” she said.

However, her remorse did not last long.

“I think regret is just a useless feeling,” she said in an interview after her release. "It would be a huge waste of my time."

On Sunday, Sorokin was spotted leaving the 5-star NoMad Hotel. Netflix paid her at least $ 320 for the rights to her life story. Now they are doing a series about her. Sorokina gave away $ 000 in reimbursement to the victims of her scams and says she plans to write a book.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Oversight said in response to interviews that Sorokina was treated the same as other inmates.

“All prisoners are treated equally, regardless of their sentence, with a program committee assigning them appropriate programs or work assignments,” said agency spokesman Thomas Mayley.