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Convicted fraudsterAnna Sorokin— who was also known as Anna Delvey — reportedly owes her disbarred lawyer more than $152,000.
According to theNew York Post, a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit claims that not only does Sorokin owe Audrey A. Thomas the reported amount, but she also made false allegations against her former attorney in order not to pay.
After Sorokin wasconvicted of eight felony chargesin 2019 for posing as a German heiress and scamming $200,000 from New York City socialites, she hired Thomas in 2020 to represent her.
She was released on bond and is now on house arrest as she awaits the court’s decision for her to stay in the country, theNew York Timesreported.
Since firing Thomas in April 2022, Sorokin filed a lawsuit accusing the one-time attorney of withholding records in her immigration and criminal case, according to theNew York Post.
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The outlet reported that Sorokin “was able to remain in the United States because while she was taken to the airport and literally sitting in the gate area with her belongings in garbage bags, [Thomas] filed a writ and secured a stay from deportation removal,” claims the lawsuit Sorokin filed.
Thomas was disbarred in November for allegedly robbing an elderly client, which the Manhattan Supreme Court filing states, per the outlet, “The disbarment… does not negate the balance that the defendant owes.”
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source: people.com
