A Little Help From Her Friends
When people started to get wary about her finances, she started a fundraising effort and invited more wealthy people to her dinners. One guest she became friends was Martin Shkreli, the “pharma bro” who was hit with heavy criticism after raising the price tag of a certain medication from $13 to $750. He was eventually convicted on securities charges and currently serves time in prison. This was what Shkreli had to say about his encounter with Anna Delvey: “Anna did seem to be a popular ‘woman about town’ who knew everyone. Even though I was nationally known, I felt like a computer geek next to her.” However, he managed to influence Anna in ways that we would come to see later in the story.

A Little Help From Her Friends
The Beginning Of The End
It was clear to everyone that Anna was serious about launching her foundation. “She was always on the phone with lawyers,” Neff spoke about what she overheard from her station at the hotel, “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.’”

The Beginning Of The End