NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A Queens prostitute was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for causing the fatal overdose druggings of Cipriani Dolci head chef Andrea Zamperoni and three other men in 2019, the Department of Justice said.
Angelina Barini, 43, pleaded guilty in August 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).
According to court filings and documents, between July and August of 2019, Barini provided narcotics to her victims to incapacitate and rob them of their belongings while sometimes conducting business as a sex worker. On multiple occasions, those narcotics contained lethal doses of fentanyl.
On July 4, 2019, Barini met with a victim at a motel in Astoria, Queens and gave him fentanyl-laced drugs. The victim was found dead later that day. On July 11, 2019, Barini met with a victim at a motel in Woodside, Queens and gave him fentanyl-laced drugs, which caused his overdose death. On August 5, 2019, Barini met a third victim in College Point, Queens, and gave him fentanyl-laced drugs, which caused his overdose death.
Prosecutors said on August 18, 2019, Barini met Zamperoni inside an Elmhurst, Queens motel room and drugged him with GBL, which is commonly referred to as a "date rape" drug.
Zamperoni died shortly after he entered the motel room, and Barini made repeated attempts to dispose of his body without being detected, wrapping it in bleach-stained sheets and placing it inside of a garbage bin.
Three days later, the NYPD found him dead in the motel room.
"The defendant drugged and killed multiple people for a few quick dollars. She stole their personal belongings while they lay unconscious dying from the lethal drugs she gave them," said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. "The defendant’s substantial prison sentence is warranted by her shocking disregard for human life."
Peace said he hoped Barini's sentence would give "solace" to the victims' families.
"Hopefully, today’s sentence will bring some solace to the victims’ families and serve as a warning to future perpetrators that there are significant consequences to these horrific crimes," he added.
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