Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives is the real story of vegan queen, Sarma Melngailis to a convicted fraudster.

Bad Vegan: Unknown Facts About Vegan Queen aka Sarma Melngailis and Her Downfall

From being the vegan queen of New York City to getting arrested in Dominos while
ordering a pizza on side of chicken nuggets, Sarma Melngailis had quite a turn
in her life. Netflix is all ready to show this story in a documentary style eith
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. The show develops around Melngailis, who is
the founder of New York’s Pure Food and Wine, a luxurious restaurant at the
heart of New York. Sarma Melngailis took all the money from her restaurant and
ran away with her husband, Anthony Strangis, and her dog.

At the end of the series, Sarma openly explains how she was manipulated by her
husband. Anthony convinced her to hand over millions of dollars and even control
of her beloved businesses. He even convinced her that he has the power to make
Sarma and her dog immortal.

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Now, let’s inspect and find out the true story of Sarma Melngailis aka the vegan
queen.


SARMA MELNGAILIS’S EARLY LIFE

Sarma Melngailis shared a close bond with Alec Baldwin
[https://netflixjunkie.com/bad-vegan-how-is-alec-baldwin-connected-to-sarma-melngailis/],
but nothing came out of it. Sarma
[https://netflixjunkie.com/who-is-sarma-melngailis-what-is-her-bad-vegan-real-story-in-the-netflix-true-crime-docuseries/]
has an instant connection with him, but they never dated. In a conversation with
Vanity Fair, Alec Baldwin said
[https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive],
“She wasn’t someone who dated a lot of people. She worked at the restaurant, did
the books, went home, and passed out with her dog.”

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Later, Melngailis started interacting with another man, named Shane Fox on
Twitter. They soon became friends and finally grew a romantic relationship out
of it. However, a few of Sarma’s colleagues and friends noticed howShane
appeared dark, aloof, and talked little about himself.


SARMA MELNGAILIS MARRIED LIFE WITH ANTHONY STRANGIS

Eventually, it turns out Shane Fox’s real name is Anthony Strangis, who had been
in jail for fraudulent activity, including impersonating a police officer.
Despite all these hints, she didn’t care about his past and chose to brush it
off. Meanwhile, Anthony Strangis continued draining more money from her.

After they get married in 2012, Sarma’s downfall started. She fell behind on
repayments for the restaurant and handed over all her private information and
password to Strangis. As his control over her grew, he would often yell at her
and make veiled threats via phone calls. At some point, Sarma realized she
couldn’t get out of the relationship. That’s when Anthony claimed he can make
her and the dog immortal.

Soon, the duo ran away with millions of dollars from the restaurant’s account
and stayed in a motel for 40 days before their arrest.

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The authorities charged
[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39427525/bad-vegan-sarma-melngailis-true-story/]
24 counts of crime, including 11 counts of grand larceny, eight counts of
criminal tax fraud of varying degrees, three counts of scheming to defraud
investors, violation of labor law, and other financial crimes on Sarma
Melngailis [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/sarma-melngailis] and Anthony
Strangis.

You will see more about her relationship with Strangis on Netflix docuseries Bad
Vegan [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/bad-vegan].

Alivia Paul

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From being the vegan queen of New York City to getting arrested in Dominos while ordering a pizza on side of chicken nuggets, Sarma Melngailis had quite a turn in her life. Netflix is all ready to show this story in a documentary style eith Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. The show develops around Melngailis, who is the founder of New York’s Pure Food and Wine, a luxurious restaurant at the heart of New York. Sarma Melngailis took all the money from her restaurant and ran away with her husband, Anthony Strangis, and her dog.
At the end of the series, Sarma openly explains how she was manipulated by her husband. Anthony convinced her to hand over millions of dollars and even control of her beloved businesses. He even convinced her that he has the power to make Sarma and her dog immortal.
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Now, let’s inspect and find out the true story of Sarma Melngailis aka the vegan queen.
<h2>Sarma Melngailis&#8217;s early life</h2>
Sarma Melngailis shared a close bond with <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/bad-vegan-how-is-alec-baldwin-connected-to-sarma-melngailis/">Alec Baldwin</a>, but nothing came out of it. <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/who-is-sarma-melngailis-what-is-her-bad-vegan-real-story-in-the-netflix-true-crime-docuseries/">Sarma</a> has an instant connection with him, but they never dated. In a conversation with Vanity Fair, Alec Baldwin <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “She wasn’t someone who dated a lot of people. She worked at the restaurant, did the books, went home, and passed out with her dog.”
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Later, Melngailis started interacting with another man, named Shane Fox on Twitter. They soon became friends and finally grew a romantic relationship out of it. However, a few of Sarma&#8217;s colleagues and friends noticed howShane appeared dark, aloof, and talked little about himself.
<h2>Sarma Melngailis married life with Anthony Strangis</h2>
Eventually, it turns out Shane Fox’s real name is Anthony Strangis, who had been in jail for fraudulent activity, including impersonating a police officer. Despite all these hints, she didn’t care about his past and chose to brush it off. Meanwhile, Anthony Strangis continued draining more money from her.
After they get married in 2012, Sarma’s downfall started. She fell behind on repayments for the restaurant and handed over all her private information and password to Strangis. As his control over her grew, he would often yell at her and make veiled threats via phone calls. At some point, Sarma realized she couldn’t get out of the relationship. That’s when Anthony claimed he can make her and the dog immortal.
Soon, the duo ran away with millions of dollars from the restaurant’s account and stayed in a motel for 40 days before their arrest.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-23088 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/91.webp" alt="" width="869" height="578" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/91.webp 744w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/91-300x200.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px" />
The authorities <a href="https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a39427525/bad-vegan-sarma-melngailis-true-story/">charged</a> 24 counts of crime, including 11 counts of grand larceny, eight counts of criminal tax fraud of varying degrees, three counts of scheming to defraud investors, violation of labor law, and other financial crimes on <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/sarma-melngailis">Sarma Melngailis</a> and Anthony Strangis.
You will see more about her relationship with Strangis on Netflix docuseries <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/bad-vegan">Bad Vegan</a>.

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