Fake heiress Anna Sorokin may lose out on Netflix payday thanks to New York's 'Son of Sam' law Attorney General’s Office to invoke 'Son of Sam' law regarding Anna Sorokin A Netflix series is in the works detailing the fake German heiress's fraudster life Attorney general office working to ensure she won't profit from the adaptation Sorokin was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison in a Manhattan court in May The 28-year-old con artist's sentence follows her conviction last month on multiple counts of grand larceny and theft of services By SOPHIE TANNO FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 06:40 EDT, 22 July 2019 | UPDATED: 07:00 EDT, 22 July 2019 e-mail View comments Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin may have signed a Netflix series which will see her story adapted for the small screen, but the state Attorney General’s office is battling to ensure she won't see any of the profit. New York's 'Son of Sam Law' will be invoked to try to persuade a judge the proceeds should go towards Sorokin's victims. The scam artist was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison in May, for swindling tens of thousands of dollars from banks and hotels that she used to bankroll her lavish New York lifestyle. +20 Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin may have inked a Netflix series which will see her story adapted for the small screen, but a state attorney is battling to ensure she won't see any of the profit +20 The state Attorney General's Office is invoking New York's 'Son of Sam Law' to try to ensure the proceeds go towards Sorokin's victims +20 Sorokin was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison in May, for swindling tens of thousands of dollars from banks and hotels that she used to bankroll her lavish New York lifestyle The 'Son of Sam Laws' are designed to keep criminals from profiting financially from the publicity created by their crimes. They were introduced after American serial killer David Berkowitz appeared to enjoy the intense media coverage and almost celebrity-like status he gained. 'The monies sought to be preserved herein, constitute 'profits from a crime,' stated Assistant Attorney General Adele Durand in filed court papers, according to the New York Times. The 'Son of Sam Laws' were introduced after American serial killer David Berkowitz (pictured) appeared to enjoy the intense media coverage and almost celebrity-like status he gained 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Scandal' creator Shonda Rhimes is set to write the adaptation, which will chronicle Sorokin's grifiting ruise between 2016 and 2017, including forging her identity as a wealthy German heiress known as Anna Delvey and falsifying bank records to further her scam. Almost as soon as she was arrested, producers and screenwriters were clambering to get to the fake German heiress who duped Manhattan's elite out of thousands of dollars in hotel stays and restaurant bills. Before Sorokin's trial had even come to an end, there were already at least two productions in the works; a Netflix series produced by Grey's Anatomycreator Shonda Rhimes and a dueling HBO series by Lena Dunham. The 28-year-old con artist was sentenced in a Manhattan court following her conviction last month on multiple counts of grand larceny and theft of services. In all, prosecutors accused her of stealing some $275,000, including a $35,400 bill for a private plane, as well as unpaid bills for her month-long stays in five-star New York hotel rooms and meals at upscale restaurants. Sorokin defrauded financial institutions and Manhattan's social elite into believing she had an overseas fortune of about $67 million that could cover her jet-setting lifestyle, high-end clothing and lavish hotel stays. +20 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Scandal' creator Shonda Rhimes is set to write the adaptation, which will chronicle Sorokin's grifiting ruise between 2016 and 2017, including forging her identity as a wealthy German heiress known as Anna Delvey and falsifying bank records to further her scam +20 As soon as she was arrested, producers and screenwriters were clambering to get to the fake German heiress who duped Manhattan's elite out of thousands of dollars in hotel stays and restaurant bills +20 efore Sorokin's trial had even come to an end, there were already at least two productions in the works; a Netflix series produced by Grey's Anatomycreator Shonda Rhimes and a dueling HBO series by Lena Dunham As part of the scam, prosecutors say she peddled bogus bank statements in her quest for a $22 million loan to fund a private arts club. She ended up being denied that loan but persuaded one bank to lend her $100,000 that she failed to repay. Sorokin was convicted of four counts of theft of services, three counts of grand larceny and one count of attempted grand larceny following a month-long trial that drew attention for her courtroom fashion. Jurors acquitted her of two counts, including an allegation that she promised a friend an all-expenses paid trip to Morocco and then stuck her with the $62,000 bill. She was also found not guilty of one of the most serious charges in the indictment: Attempting to steal more than $1 million from City National Bank. Her defense attorney, Todd Spodek, argued that Sorokin had been 'buying time' and always planned to settle her six-figure debts. +20 Sorokin defrauded financial institutions and Manhattan's social elite into believing she had an overseas fortune of about $67 million that could cover her jet-setting lifestyle, high-end clothing and lavish hotel stays +20 As part of the scam, prosecutors say she peddled bogus bank statements in her quest for a $22 million loan to fund a private arts club. She ended up being denied that loan but persuaded one bank to lend her $100,000 that she failed to repay +20 Sorokin was convicted of four counts of theft of services, three counts of grand larceny and one count of attempted grand larceny following a month-long trial that drew attention for her courtroom fashion He told jurors that Sorokin lacked criminal intent and was merely an ambitious businesswoman who got in over her head after being taken in by New York's extravagance. He compared her at one point to Frank Sinatra, saying 'they both created their own opportunities' in New York. 'There's a little bit of Anna in all of us,' Spodek said during the trial. 'Anna had to fake it until she could make it.' Prosecutors, however, maintained that Sorokin was simply a fraudster just trying to get a taste of the high life. Sorokin, who moved to Germany with her family in 2007 from her native Russia, had falsely claimed that her father was a diplomat or an oil baron. In reality, her father worked as a truck driver and later as an executive at a transport company until it became insolvent in 2013. He then opened a business installing underfloor heating. Sorokin's father disowned her following the verdict last month and said that she had borrowed money from them too. 'I really do hope my daughter finds what she is looking for, whatever it is,' her father told DailyMail.com. 'I do not have any influence on her life and what she does. It is down to her what she has done and it is something I am not comfortable to talk about.' +20 Judge Diane Kiesel said Sorokin had been 'blinded by the glitter and glamour of New York City' as she turned to fraud to finance a life she could never afford +20 Sorokin's father disowned her following the verdict last month and said that she had borrowed money from them too +20 'I really do hope my daughter finds what she is looking for, whatever it is,' her father told DailyMail.com. 'I do not have any influence on her life and what she does. It is down to her what she has done and it is something I am not comfortable to talk about' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'The thing is, I'm not sorry': Fake heiress Anna Sorokin...Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin breaks down in tears as she... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share HOW ANNA MANAGED TO SECURE MONEY Sorokin sought a $22 million loan from Fortress Investment Group in 2017 to fund her arts club after showing the private equity firm fake documents claiming she had a 60 million euro fortune. They said they would consider it if she put up $100,000 for them to do due diligence, which is basically a background check of her financial records. She managed to get a $100,000 from a different bank, City National, by convincing them to give her an overdraft that she promised to repay within days. Sorokin then gave the $100,000 to Fortress. They spent $45,000 of it carrying out their financial review before Sorokin asked for $55,000 back, claiming she no longer needed their services. She never repaid City National. Instead, she managed to spend the entire $55,000 within a month to fund her lavish lifestyle. She also resorted to depositing bad checks and transferring funds out before they bounced - a process called check kiting. This is how she got the $30,000 to pay 11 Howard via a wire transfer. Between April 7 and April 11, she deposited $160,000 in bad checks into her Citibank account and transferred $70,000 out before they bounced. In August, she opened a different account with a different bank, Signature, deposited $15,000 in bad checks and withdrew $8,200 before they bounced. Netflix series produced by Grey's Anatomycreator Shonda Rhimes and a dueling HBO series by Lena Dunham. Sorokin, who went by Anna Delvey before being arrested and locked up on Riker's Island to face fraud allegations in 2018, is thrilled by the interest. 'She's like, Okay, as long as Jennifer Lawrence or Margot Robbie play me,' Neff Davis, a former hotel receptionist described as Sorokin's 'only remaining friend', told Paper magazine last year. Sorokin is desperate for either Jennifer Lawrence or Margot Robbie to play her in the series. Robbie's representatives insisted she has nothing to do with either project Sorokin was aghast that there were rumors Lindsay Lohan was being considered, Davis said. 'Oh my god, no offense, but isn't she like 30? My hair's not even red anymore, did you tell them that,' Davis claimed Sorokin told her during one conversation about it. 'She really, really wants Margot Robbie. 'She just watched I, Tonya in Rikers and thinks Margot is badass. I'm sure Margot Robbie would kill it,' Davis added. Robbie's representatives insisted to DailyMail.com that she is not attached to any project concerning Sorokin. Lawrence's did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Davis, who was the receptionist at 11 Howard, a ritzy Soho hotel where Sorokin stayed for a month, racking up a bill of more than $30,000, has been asked to contribute to the Netflix series. 'Netflix acquired my rights for me to be a consultant last June, so I'm unable to do any interviews right now,' she told DailyMail.com this month. The creators: HBO is working with Lena Dunham (left) on its series whereas the Netflix production is being led by Shonda Rhymes, the creator of Grey's Anatomy (right) 'I am only associated with the Netflix/ Shondaland production and I can't wait for the series to come out!' she added. She declined to give further details of the project or about her relationship with Anna beyond the fact that they still speak 'every day'. 'I have mastered 'media training'. 'I come from nothing and I promise you, I will not allow the media to f**k this up for me,' she said when questioned about the project. Netflix would not share details either. 'We don't have any updates,' a spokesman said when contacted during Sorokin's trial. The HBO series has its own informant in Rachel DeLoache Williams, a former Vanity Fair photo editor who was conned into paying the $62,000 bill for a trip she took with Sorokin to Marrakesh. It remains unclear when it will make it to screens. The 'consultants': Neff Davis, the former receptionist from 11 Howard who became friends with Sorokin, is being paid to work on the Netflix production. Rachel DeLoache Williams, the Vanity Fair photo-editor who went with Sorokin to Morocco, is being paid for the HBO series. She is shown testifying against Sorokin (right) during her trial Williams is less loyal to its muse. She testified against her during the trial but refused to say how much she was getting paid by HBO for working on the series. She is yet to recoup the $62,000 she had to put on her credit card as a result of Sorokin's extravagance. At the time, it was more than she made in a year. Soon after Sorokin's guilty verdict was handed down, Gallery Books announced that Williams has a booking coming out in July titled: 'My Friend Anna'. Whether or not she set out to inspire TV shows and movies, Sorokin is all too aware of them now. During her trial, she was lambasted by Justice Diane Kiesel for seeming to care more about the productions than the trial. 'She seems more concerned about who is going to play her in the movie than what she's done to the people she allegedly took advantage of,' Kiesel told her last year.