Anthony Strangis: Who is Sarma Melngailis’ ex-husband?

You might know of true crime perpetrator and so-called Bad Vegan Sarma Melngailis, but what you might not know is knowledge of her ex-husband, Antony Strangis.

Anthony Strangis was also a co-conspirator and fellow convicted criminal in the fraud that sent them both to prison and brought down her raw vegan food empire.

Anthony Strangis and Salma Melngailis allegedly failed to pay staff and investors and were wanted for fraud and violation of labor law.

The couple was eventually found in a Tennessee motel thanks to a decidedly non-vegan Domino’s pizza delivery order.

They were accused of stealing aobut $2 million in all, and owed the government $400,000 in taxes.

While they faced up to 15 years in prison, both eventually took plea deals. Melngailis eventually became known as the “vegan Bernie Madoff” in some circles.

Anthony Strangis spent more time, with over a year before being released with five years of probation by a judge in 2017.

So while he isn’t a totally free man, he was able to walk out of court that day—dressed in a red and blue plaid shirt, blue jeans and construction boots