The infamous scammer-socialite, who defrauded banks and New York City big names to the tune of around $67m, is out of jail.
She told the newspaper:"They denied bail before. It was an exercise in perseverance."So many immigration lawyers told me I'd get deported to Mars before I'd get out in New York."Sorokin, who was born in the then-Soviet Union, expects to be in the Big Apple for a while as her immigration case goes through the courts.
She had become a social media sensation; even during her court hearing, an Instagram account documented her outfits - a mix of designer and high street, and always her signature thick-framed glasses - throughout.Prosecutors said Sorokin stole from others while pretending she had a fortune of €60m - wheedling her way into the upper echelons of society through multiple acts of swindling in 2016 and 2017, funding a life she should never have been able to afford.