Russian dominatrix sits stony faced as she is found GUILTY of trying to kill doppelganger friend by poisoning her with cheesecake and chicken soup in attempt to steal her identity – faces up to 25 years in prison for twisted plot

• Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, was found guilty of 7 of the 10 charges laid out against her
• The charges relate to an identity theft plot in which she laced food with poison 
• She will be sentenced March 21, but stares down the barrel of 25 years in prison 

A Russian-born former dominatrix has been found guilty of charges in connection to the bizarre identity theft plot of her doppelgänger, in which she laced a cheesecake and chicken soup with poison in an attempt to kill her. 

Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, was found guilty of seven of the 10 charges laid out against her including attempted murder, attempted assault and unlawful imprisonment, a jury at the Queen’s Supreme Court found on Wednesday.

The notorious criminal, whose dark and twisted past resurfaced following her arrest, is expected to be sentenced March 21 but is staring down the barrel of 25 years in prison for her crimes.

The international fugitive, who has a penchant for expensive fur coats and diamonds, started her crime spree in 2014, as stories of running from the law after the murder of her neighbor in Russia emerged, among accusations of targeting men on dating websites, drugging and robbing them.

Russian-born former dominatrix, Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, has been found guilty of charges in connection to the bizarre identity theft plot of her doppelgänger, in which she laced a cheesecake and chicken soup with poison in an attempt to kill her

A stony faced Nasyrova walked into the Queen’s courtroom dressed in all black and shackled at the hands. 

She sat beside her lawyer as she received the jury’s verdict on 10 charges, showing little emotion. 

She was found guilty of attempted murder, attempted assault, second degree assault, unlawful imprisonment and attempted larceny. 

The 45-year-old expressed some relief when she was let off three counts of grand larceny despite being slapped with a majority of the charges laid out against her.

The charges could see Nasyrova face up to 25 years in prison, however her sentencing is expected to take place late March.

Olga Tsvyk, who she had attempted to murder, appeared neutral as she sat between two women in the fairly empty courtroom on Wednesday.

During the trial, the glamorous Forest Hills eyelash stylist told reporters she was ‘not good’ as she testified against her former client. 

Nasyrova, 45, was found guilty of seven of the 10 charges laid out against her including attempted murder, attempted assault and unlawful imprisonment, a jury at the Queen’s Supreme Court found on Wednesday

It remains unclear, how Tsvyk was feeling following the predominantly guilty verdict from jurors.

Nasyrova had been accused of trying to kill Tsvyk in 2016 as part of an identity theft plot involving poison laced cheesecake and chicken soup.

On Aug 28, 2016, Nasyrova claimed she couldn’t meet at Tsvyk’s salon because of a scheduling conflict but begged to see her at her home in Forest Hills for an eyelash touch-up, according to Tsyvk. 

Seemingly grateful, she brought with her a gift – cheesecake that she said was from the ‘best bakery in Brooklyn.’

Nasyrova ate two slices herself and offered Tsyvk one as well, about 20 minutes later, the lethal dessert had her vomiting and she spent the night feeling sick.

The next day, Nasyrova dropped back by with, chicken soup, after which Tsyvk slipped into a coma. 

She was later found wearing a nightgown with pills scattered around her bed. 

Olga Tsvyk, who she had attempted to murder, appeared neutral in as she sat between two women in the fairly empty courtroom on Wednesday

The notorious 45-year-old, whose dark and twisted past resurfaced following her arrest, is expected to be sentenced March 21 but is staring down the barrel of 25 years in prison for her crimes

Prosecutors claimed that Nasyrova had staged it to look like a suicide attempt after poisoning both the cheesecake and soup with phenazepam, a drug developed in the Soviet Union in 1975, often used as a sedative.

Too much of the sedative, however, can lead to ‘profound sedation,’ respiratory depression or death, according to the Department of Justice-Drug Enforcement Administration.

Tsyvk spent three days in hospital, and as she began to recover, reportedly recalled Nasyrova going through her things at the house.

Prosecutors alleged that Nasyrova took cash, Tsyvk’s passport and employment authorization card, as well as clothes and jewelry that she sold for around $100,000.

The Russian-born criminal had initially denied the allegations in media interviews following her arrest – many of which became a focus of the trial.

Nasyrova once lived a glamorous lifestyle, and was known for having a taste for the finer things in life including diamonds and furs, but was no stranger to felony.

In May 2016, she was arrested for stealing two furs worth $532 from a Century 21, but her international crimes were yet to emerge.

Nasyrova had been accused of trying to kill Tsvyk in 2016 as part of an identity theft plot involving poison laced cheesecake and chicken soup

The Russian-born criminal had initially denied the allegations in media interviews following her arrest – many of which became a focus of the trial. She was seen here leaving the courtroom

In 2019, Nasyrova pleaded guilty in a separate case in which she had been charged with attempted larceny in Brooklyn Supreme Court, following other allegations that she had drugged and robbed men that she met on dating apps.

But the most horrific of her alleged crimes took place before she reached the United States.

A gruesome murder charge hung over the 45-year-old who is said to have fled to New York following the brutal slaying of her neighbor in 2014, Alla Alekseenko, 54. 

Alekseenko remains were found burned and buried two miles from her home in Krasnodar, in southern Russia.

DailyMail.com exclusively revealed images of the victim’s body in the front seat of Nasyrova’s car by traffic cameras in 2017, investigators at the time saying, money was the motive for the heartless homicide.

Nasyrova fled to America and began a new life as masseuse with ‘experience in upscale spas and beauty salons,’ according to an ad for ‘quality massage at home’ she posted shortly after arriving in the Big Apple.

Police said Nasyrova enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of diamonds and furs, paid for by the men she lured into her life. A dark picture of her past has been painted since her arrest

Stories of running from the law after the murder of a woman in Russia in 2014 among accusations of targeting men on dating websites, drugging and robbing them, also emerged about Nasyrova

It’s been reported she was allegedly able to escape Russia by having sex with a local police officer. Interpol then issued a red notice for her arrest for murder. 

But, her sordid past followed her, when Alekseenko’s horrified daughter learned that the wanted Russian beauty was now living just miles away from her in Brooklyn.

The victim’s daughter, Nadezda Ford, said she got a text message from her missing mother shortly after her disappearance, saying ‘Sweetie, don’t worry about me, I’ll notify you about where I am soon enough.’

Herman Weisberg, a retired NYPD detective, had been approached by Alekseenko’s daughter, after the horrified woman learned that her mother’s suspected killer was living near her

Investigators found $17,000 in cash and jewelry missing from the her home.

By November of 2014, Nasyrova had slipped out of Russia, despite a warrant out for her arrest on Interpol. 

A private detective in New York played a key role in bringing Nasyrova to justice.

Herman Weisberg, a retired NYPD detective, had been approached by Ford after the horrified woman learned that her mother’s suspected killer was living near her.

‘A Good Samaritan who knew the daughter of the murdered Russian woman got in touch with me and told me the story,’ Weisberg told DailyMail.com at the time.

‘She offered to pay whatever cost for me to track her down and bring her to justice.’

Ford ‘was living in fear of this woman,’ and had already moved once and was heartbroken over the loss of her mother,’ said Weisberg. 

Alla Alekseenko, 54’s, body was found months later, badly burned and reduced to a skull and a few bones identifiable only through dental records

The intrepid detective discovered that Nasyrova was still regularly using Facebook under a different name, and found her secret profile. 

‘After poring over pictures I realized the stitching on the leather car seat in one of her selfies was unique to a high-end Chrysler. I then had my surveillance team scour Sheepshead Bay until we found the vehicle,’ he said. 

The team found the vehicle, a Chrysler 300, and began a stakeout. Weisberg’s discovery paid off – they’d located the mysterious fugitive. 

On top of the Russia murder, Nasyrova was also wanted by NYPD on suspicion of drugging and robbing at least three men she met via a New York dating website.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Bob Boyce said: ‘She’s a con artist who meets people online through a dating site and then drugs them at some point, and takes their property from them and flees’.

She was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad on an open warrant for the alleged seduction robberies after Weisberg alerted investigators to her location – since Russia doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the U.S. 

‘She embarked on a life of crime here, and we don’t have the whole story yet. We only have bits and pieces’, Boyce added.

‘What’s incredible is that Nasyrova wasn’t living like she was on the lam – we pictured her out shopping for a 50-inch widescreen TV,’ said at the time Weisberg. 

‘We think she was empowered by her previous arrest for shoplifting, which didn’t pick up the fact she wanted by Interpol for this murder.’

‘It would have made her feel like she had slipped the net,’ said Weisberg. ‘Not now.’

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