New York -- A Brooklyn woman has been charged after allegedly poisoning a look-alike with cheesecake and trying to steal her identity.



Viktoria Nasyrova, a 42-year-old Russian native, faces charges including attempted murder and burglary. She could get 25 years in prison if convicted, according to ABC News.



Nasyrova was first arrested a year ago. A grand jury indicted her Wednesday.



"This is a bizarre and twisted crime that could have resulted in the death of a Queens woman, whose only fault was that she shared similar features with the defendant," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement, according to CBS New York. "Luckily, the Queens woman survived the poisoning. The defendant has been apprehended and now faces a long term of incarceration."



Nasyrova allegedly brought cheesecake laced with a powerful Russian-made tranquilizer to her victim, Olga Tsvyk, in August 2016, according to the New York Daily News. Both women speak Russian and share the same complexion and dark hair.



Tsvyk became sick and passed out after eating the cake. A friend found her unconscious the next day, the News said.



The victim was dressed in lingerie with pills scattered around her bed in an attempt to make the scene look like a suicide, authorities said, according to the News. After Tsvyk recovered, she discovered Nasyrova stole her passport, employment authorization card, a gold ring and cash.



Tests confirmed the cheesecake had been drugged.



Nasyrova fled from Russia to New York after a warrant was issued for her arrest in connection with a 2014 murder, according to CBS. She was accused of stealing from that victim as well, the News said.



Nasyrova is also suspected of drugging men she met on dating websites and then robbing them in New York's Brighton Beach area, according to CBS.



Nasyrova denied the poisoning scheme in an interview from jail, according to CBS.



"I know this young woman," she said through a Russian translator, according to CBS. "I can tell you that I did not force her to eat it."

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