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The body of one of the case’s victims was discovered in a room at the Kamway Lodge hostel on 77th Street in Elmhurst.
By Michael V. Cusenza
A Rego Park woman has pleaded guilty to distributing narcotics and causing the deaths of two victims, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Specifically, Angelina Barini, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing narcotics that caused the deaths of a person; one count of distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine; and one count of conspiring to distribute gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).
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Jean-Alessander Silvero, 28, was found dead at the Crown Motor Inn in Elmhurst.
As set forth in court filings and at Thursday’s proceeding, between July and August of 2019, Barini provided narcotics to her victims while sometimes conducting business as a sex worker. According to federal officials, in each case surveillance footage allegedly shows the victims in Barini’s company prior to entering their rooms with her—none of them appear on camera exiting those rooms at a later hour.
On multiple occasions, those drugs contained lethal doses of fentanyl. On July 11, 2019, Barini met with a victim at the Crown Motor Inn in Elmhurst and gave him fentanyl-laced drugs. Jean-Alessander Silvero, 28, was found dead at the motel. Silvero died as a result of fentanyl intoxication, the medical examiner reported. On Aug. 5, 2019, Barini met another victim at a residence in College Point and gave him fentanyl-laced drugs which caused his overdose death. On July 4, 2019, Barini distributed and possessed with intent to distribute controlled substances containing fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. Additionally, between Aug. 16, 2019 and Aug. 18, 2019, Barini conspired with another person to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a substance containing GBL, a Schedule I controlled substance analogue, commonly referred to as a “date rape” drug.
“Barini had no regard for her victims, but has made the right choice by taking responsibility for her actions,” said Homeland Security Investigations NY Special Agent-in-Charge Peter Fitzhugh.
When sentenced, Barini faces a minimum of 20 years’ imprisonment and a maximum term of life imprisonment.
