A Little Help From Her Friends
As her finances started to look even bleaker, she started fundraisers and invited other wealthy people to the dinners she organized. One such guest was the infamous Martin Shkreli, who made international news when he increased the price of a certain piece of medication from $13 to $750. He was eventually convicted on securities charges and is presently imprisoned. “Anna did seem to be a popular ‘woman about town’ who knew everyone,” was what he had to say about Anna Delvey. “Even though I was nationally known, I felt like a computer geek next to her.” She actually learned something important from him, which she will be putting to use later on in the story.
The Beginning Of The End
There was no doubt that Anna Delvey was dead set on launching the foundation of her dreams. “She was always on the phone with lawyers,” said Neff in reference to the conversations she overheard at 11 Howard Street. “They were always toning her down. Like, ‘Anna, you’re trying to make something that’s worth this much be worth that much, and that’s just not how it works.’”