(CNN) A sex worker in New York faces drug-related charges in connection with the deaths of three men, including Cipriani Dolci chef Andrea Zamperoni.

Angelina Barini made her first appearance in US District Court in Manhattan on Monday, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.

She is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one or more substances containing fentanyl, according to court documents.

When reached by phone, Barini's attorney, Mildred Whalen of the Brooklyn Federal Defenders office, declined to comment.

A complaint implicates Barini, a 41-year-old Queens resident, in the recent deaths of three men identified as John Does.

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