US fake heiress apologises as she is jailed (BBC)

A German woman who posed as a billionaire heiress to swindle New York hotels and banks has been sentenced to at least four years in prison.

“I apologise for the mistakes I made,” Anna Sorokin, 28, said shortly before she learned her fate.

She was found guilty in April of theft of services and grand larceny, having stolen more than $200,000 (£153,580).

Sorokin, who rejected a plea deal, may face deportation to Germany. Read more

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