She was accused of conning her associates whom she had satisfied she was a rich heiress and convicted in 2019 for stealing $200,000 from banks.
On the podcast, Sorokin kind of admitted to mendacity about her standing and background.
“I suppose I did,” she stated. “I imply, I can not inform a precise occasion, however I am positive.”
But, Sorokin stated she by no means “informed any mindless lies.”
“Inventing Anna” tells the story — with some artistic license, in response to Sorokin — of how the younger lady conned the New York elite into believing she was considered one of them.
She informed Cooper she did not truly declare to be a German heiress.
“I used to be from Germany, which was true, however no one ever requested me about my job,” Sorokin stated. “No one asks who’re your dad and mom and the way a lot cash do they make. It is simply outrageous.”
She additionally stated she does not actually get the fascination together with her or her story as she was simply being herself.
“It was simply actually a shock to me that individuals could be, like, so fascinated about the best way I went concerning the issues as a result of it simply made a lot sense to me,” she stated.
As for the doable deportation to her homeland, Sorokin stated she’s hoping it does not occur, but when it does, she has choices.
“I can go wherever else on the earth,” she stated.” It isn’t like I’ve to remain in Germany.”