Without social media, but no longer in prison: A court in New York has allowed the German-Russian impostor Anna Sorokin to exchange her prison cell for house arrest with electronic ankle bracelets, while she is legally defending herself against extradition to Germany.

No access to social platforms

The judges also ordered the 31-year-old to abstain from Instagram, Twitter and other platforms.

Since the Netflix film adaptation of her life story entitled "Inventing Anna", the Russian-born, who grew up in Eschweiler in North Rhine-Westphalia, has gathered more than a million followers on social media under her pseudonym Anna Delvey.

She also offered her rather crude drawings for sale via Instagram.

After Sorokin posed as an alleged heiress worth millions in New York to defraud acquaintances, banks and companies, she was sentenced to at least four years behind bars in spring 2019.

A few weeks after the early release in early 2021, Sorokin was arrested again because she could not produce a visa for the United States.