Nasyrova is shown on an Interpol alert before her arrest. FOREST HILLS, N.Y. - Back in 2016, Olga Tsvyk was found unconscious and surrounded by pills in her bed.
The last thing she remembered was Viktoria Nasyrova bringing her a cheesecake that, it turned out, had been poisoned.Nasyrova, now 47, was convicted of attempted murder back in February.
At her trial, prosecutors outlined her plan to poison Tsvyk – who looked very similar to her and also spoke Russian – in order to steal the 35-year-old's identity.It was back on August 28, 2016 when Nasyrova visited Tsvyk at her Forest Hills home, toting cheesecake.
After eating a slice, Tsvyk felt sick and passed out. Her last memory was seeing Nasyrova walking around her room. The following day, Tsvyk was found unconscious in her bed with pills scattered around her body as if she had attempted to kill herself.