A Russian national living in New York who attempted to give a Ukrainian lookalike friend poisoned cheesecake in order to steal her identity was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday.
Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, was convicted of the attempted murder of Olga Tsvyk in February, along with assault, unlawful imprisonment, and theft.
On Aug. 28, 2016, Nasyrova visited Ms. Tsvyk at her residence, bringing a gift of cheesecake. What Ms. Tsvyk did not know was that the cake had been dosed with the potent sedative phenazepam, a Soviet-era equivalent to benzodiazepine.Contrary to Nasyrova’s plan, however, Ms. Tsvyk survived, waking to find her employment authorization card and Ukrainian passport missing, along with $4,000 in cash and other valuables.
“She laced a slice of cheesecake with a deadly drug so she could steal her unsuspecting victim’s most valuable possession, her identity,” Queens District Attorney Melinda KatzAs for Nasyrova’s motive in stealing Ms. Tsvyk’s identity? Nasyrova feared a return to Russia, where she has been accused of murder in a 2014 killing.
Foreign nationals accused of major crimes in their native countries often are deported quickly to face justice there or even if not, deported to serve their U.S. sentences in that country’s prisons, as a humanitarian gesture toward their families.
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