While Anna Delvey might have been grabbing headlines currently for her stint on Dancing With the Stars — and her one-word response after her elimination — she has been infamous long before that. The "fake heiress," also known as Anna Sorokin, is famous for her high-profile conning of New York 's wealthy and famous from 2013 to 2017. She posed as a wealthy German heiress to gain access to New York 's art and social scenes.
DWTS’ Anna Delvey slams Maks Chmerkovskiy ‘s—y dancer’ comment with ‘poor’ person insult DWTS Anna Delvey drops humorous admission as she addresses 'online discrepancy' Delvey’s crimes have also been the subject of Netflix’s Inventing Anna, with actress Julia Garner playing her. Delvey was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison after being convicted in May 2019 on one count of attempted grand larceny, three counts of grand larceny, and four counts of theft for pretending to be a German heiress and scamming multiple financial institutions. Her crimes defrauded a series of banks, hotels, and individuals totaled $275,000.
She was released on parole in February 2021 and is serving out the remainder of her term on house arrest. She still wears an ankle monitor as part of her licence conditions, and only took part in DWTS after she received permission to relocate from New York City to Los Angeles in order to appear on DWTS. Revealing why she joined Dancing with the Stars in an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Delvey also had a blunt answe.