Side-by-Side Comparisons of the "Inventing Anna" Cast and Their Real-Life Counterparts

Todd Spodek served as Sorokin's lawyer while she was on trial for theft. He told Insider in 2019 that his goal was to convince the jury that Sorokin's attempts to swindle money were too incompetent to punish her for them. The financial institutions "believed she was a German heiress, and they believed they would get a 15% interest loan," Spodek told Insider. "They just closed their eyes and went through the process."