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Recently the Netflix latest documentary series Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. has been released on the platform on 16th march and just after its release, Sarma wrote on her personal website about the income that she earned by sharing her real-life story to Netflix.

Earlier Sarma ran with her then-husband Anthony Strangis without giving the salary of her employees and swiping the investment of Investors. It was the year 2015 when Sarma run with Anthony Strangis but later got caught by the government officials.

But now Sarma Melngailis has claimed that she has been paid for her participation in the document series. Sarma has shared that all the good staff members that has earlier worked with her were devastated and angry for not being paid their salary. She has not raised any extra income from the Netflix series producers. As she only got paid the amount that was just equal to the debt that she has owed from her former employees. She had paid the heaviest portion of her debt which was her former employee’s salary but still has to pay other debts that have occurred due to the harm and downfall that she has suffered in her business after 2015.

“I also agreed to do this documentary because I hope people can learn something valuable from my story. As anyone who’s been through anything shitty knows, having your experience help others lessens the shittiness. I only finally saw Bad Vegan twelve days ago. The story is so weird and complicated, even to me, that it seemed inevitable that the documentary would get some things wrong, and I worried about this. I did not participate in how the story was told beyond my interviews and the source materials I contributed. I also worried about how my family would feel about it.”

Since the real story of Sarma has been showcased on the OTT screen many people are still searching to read about her in-depth. So here are we to help those people who want to connect them with Sarma in deep.

I wrote a short thing. https://t.co/jw2nCzZAyU

— Sarma (@sarma) March 16, 2022

Sarma and her sister Iltz Melngailis

The 49-years-old beauty Miss. Sarma is a native of Riga, Latvia in north-eastern Europe. But later her family moved to Newton Massachusetts where she was then raised and brought up. Living in Newton she first attended Newton North High School.

Sarma then started working in Investment Banking at Bear Stearns and then Private Equity at Bain Capital. Later she realized that she is not made from the world of finance and left her all working in the finance sector. She then decided to get a degree in food and went to French Culinary Institute in 1999 and then began her life in the beautiful world of food and beverage.

Sarma Melngailis picture captured in 1982

Later she decided to enter the Vegan food business and started her business.

About Sarma Melngailis

Sarma Melngailis mother Susan

It is shown in the series that Sarma’s parents got divorcee when Miss. Sarma was only 9 years old but later John and Susan remarried after mutual consent.

But during the period of Sarma Melngaili’s parent’s divorce, her father John started seeking a women names Michaele Weissman and her mother got married to a person named Bob Jasse in the year 1981. Settling with Bob Jasse, Sarma’s mother Susan started a business named Alyson’s Orchard which was a 450-acre apple orchard. As Susan co-founded the business with Bob and she takeover it when Bob Jasse died in 2002. This company of Sarma’s mother is still working and acclaims it as one of New England’s most acclaimed companies.

Her sister Ilze Melngailis is currently living in New York with Sarma. Ilze is having Psychology degree.

Completing her certification in Food from French Culinary Institute Sarma first opened a Commissary partnering with Mr. Matthew Kenney in 2001. Matthew is a Chef and author. Her Commissary didn’t work long and they closed it in 2003. Sarma Melngailis then connected and consulted Jeffrey Chodorow’s company China Grill Management. With him and also with Matthew Kenney, Miss Sarma opened Pure Food and Wine Restaurant in June 2004 in New York City. It was the first of all a Raw Food restaurant in entire New York.

Earlier her restaurant was honored twice by New York Magazine. It was also listed in the list of Top 100 Restaurant in Forbes. It remained on the list of Forbes “All-Star New York Eateries” for almost 5 years.

She then along with Matthew Kenney opened a retail Takeaway store names One Luck Duck Juice in 2005. Her store used to deliver packed snacks from Pure Food and Wine. It also sells skincare, books, supplements, and other things.

In January 2015 after years of opening her restaurant and store, Sarma remained unable to pay the salary of her staff. Her entire staff run away. 

In February 2015 she stated the closure of her restaurant and takeaway shop along apologizing about the fact. She shared that she was unable to pay the wages due to the low margins and high expenses of ingredients.

Later in April 2015, she reopened her restaurant and store but a majority of her staff didn’t join the event after a lot of requests by Sarma. But again in July 2015, Sarma Melngailis’s remaining staff left their working with Sarma because she was still unable to pay their wages. As Result, she permanently closed her all business.

It was May 26, 2016, when a report came out that Sarma and her then-husband Anthony Strangis (Shane Fox) has been arrested from Sevierville, Tennessee. They both got arrested when they ordered pizza from one Domino’s pizza. At that time they were living in separate hotel rooms.

Sarma Melngailis was arrested under the charges of Criminal Tax fraud, grand larceny, scheme to defraud, and violation of labor law.

Later under the judicial announcement, Sarma was found guilty of stealing more than $2 million USD from investors and doing fraud. The judge announced her a four-month jailed and she remained at NYC’s Rikers Island jail.

When Sarma started her business with Matthey Kenney she was having love affairs with her. But year even after working with him she married Anthony Strangis.

In the documentary series, it has been shown that Sarma Melngailis has introduced Anthony to her mother Susan. It has also shown that Susan and Anthony kept in touch through email and he kept on demanding money from Susan too. Anthony shared with Susan that he needs funds to help Susan. But when Susan was sent to jail she signed a divorce against Anthony and now living her life single.

In her recent media statement, Sarma has shared that she is still under the debt event after earning from Netflix and paying her debt of employees’ wages.

She has not shared from which source she is currently earning and how she is managing her all expenses. Over her Instagram, we had found her spending her day with her dog in her home by reading books and doing other home stuff. Later we will update you about her Net worth if someday she shared about her current source of earning.

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She is good at cooking.Sarma loves to read books.Many times she goes out in the garden for a walk with her dog.She loves to eat milk puddings.Her favorite fruit is Blueberries.Her pet dog’s name is Leon

Is Sarma Melngailis in Jail?

No, now she is out of Jail and living in her home in New York.

What is Sarma Melngailis doing now?

Sarma is currently spending her day at her home alone with her dog Leon.

Where is Sarma Melngailis now?

It is said that she is living in New York along with her sister Itze Melngailis

Who is Sarma Melngailis?

She is a businesswoman and restaurateur whose real-life story has been documented in the Netflix series Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

How tall is Sarma Melngailis?

Sarma seems to be 5 feet and 5 inches tall.