A German woman who pretended to be a wealthy heiress in New York was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on Thursday. 28-year-old Anna Sorokin was born in Russia before moving to Germany as a teenager and New York City as a young adult. In the US, she went by the name of Anna Delvey. Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s … [Read more...]
Paul Manafort’s February Sentencing Cancelled
A federal judge on Monday canceled Paul Manafort’s Feb. 8 sentencing date. U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III said he was postponing Manafort’s sentencing on charges of bank and tax fraud, Politico reports. He said the sentencing will be postponed until Manafort resolves a dispute with Robert Mueller’s prosecutors over charges he lied in … [Read more...]
Fyre Festival Fiasco Organizer Gets Prison Sentence
According to Newser, Billy McFarland, the brain behind the Fyre Festival, has learned his fate. A Manhattan federal judge sentenced McFarland to 6 years in prison. The judge called McFarland a "serial fraudster" who has been "dishonest most of his life." The 26-year-old organized 2017's Fyre festival, which was billed as an "unprecedented VIP … [Read more...]
