How One Girls Desire to Be Rich and Famous Ended with a 15-Year Jail Sentence

Her First Friend

As she was slowly making her way around the city, she was able to mimic the behaviors of who she was trying to befriend. She made a point to tip hotel staff and waiters $100 bills in cash on the regular. This ended up impressing those around her. Not long after, she became friends with the concierge at 11 Howard. Neffatari Davis is an aspiring cinematographer who would become Delvey’s ticket into the scene. Davis knew something was up with Delvey when she began to ask where the ‘hotspots’ in the city are, even though she already knew. Little did Davis know that this was the first of many manipulation traps that she would soon fall into…

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.