Unnamed Commentator 4
Appearances
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
That's where actually Anna was headed to when she was arrested.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
It was very cold and it was snowing when we drove up to the prison.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
The prosecution, of course, told the jury that Anna was living a double life and used her lies to cheat banks and even her personal friend Rachel out of a lot of money.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
These documents were very realistic. I would have fallen for it, and obviously the bankers did too.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Everyone was expecting, everyone wanted to hear from Rachel. That's what the DA actually, that was intentional, you know, to have Rachel as the poster child of this trial to make it more human.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna lived in Germany in Eschweiler, which is, as Anna would say, more like upstate New York. To her, it was very boring.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
We all watched The Devil Wears Prada, so I could imagine that her job was similar to that.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
If you work for a magazine like that, you meet everyone kind of like in the fashion world, and that's what she did. Anna created this name Anna Delvey, which is for her an alter ego. just another personality that she could present to the outside world.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
She said, what was I supposed to do? I didn't want to sit in jail and be in Morocco for months or even years. I believe, Rachel, that it was the most traumatic moment in her life.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
The wannabe socialite is actually on trial for swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
This is a story about a woman who pretended to be someone that she's not.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna was intent to continue with her Anna Delvey persona. After her release, she was told that she could actually stay in America at least for six weeks. There was a date at the end of March where she needed to talk to an immigration officer.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Well, she ended up in trouble. Some of her media posts were sarcastic. Like, basically, she didn't learn her lesson. You know, she's not remorseful. You know, and when she actually showed up to her appointment at immigration, they apprehended her.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna's story is a story that actually novels are made of. You envision a story like this, but this is not really a real life scenario.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
I think for her, it was more like you fake it until you make it.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna needed money for her business venture. As she thinks that money is out there, you just have to find a way to get it.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
A lot of times people have maybe rich and have a personal wealth. But of course, if they have a business venture, they don't want to use their own personal money for it. So they go to a bank and they want to have a business loan.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Rachel didn't know that her life was about to change. She trusted Anna, and she truly believed that she was rich.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna's story is a story that actually novels are made of.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
They just somehow had this idea to go to Morocco. Seemed to be a nice destination.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
And a D. And a D. And I was thinking ahead. I want to get money for my art foundation. If I film myself being in Morocco, if I can afford this, then I must be loaded. I must have money.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
It's like, oh my God, you know, nobody wants to go to jail, and I guess especially not in Morocco.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna wasn't thinking much. She was like, well, the money is going to come, and of course I'm going to pay Rachel back. For Rachel, however, it was just really a very scary situation.
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True Crime Vault: The Sinfluencer of Soho
Anna paid Rachel $5,000 through PayPal, but that caused problems. I guess PayPal or American Express stopped the credit card, so she was not able to access any further funds. Anna relied on her credit card to pay things, so she wasn't able to fulfill other obligations like a hotel bill.