Queens Woman Charged in Superseding Indictment with Causing Overdose Death of Second Male Victim

Defendant Angelina Barini will be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Brooklyn on a superseding indictment charging her with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine that resulted in the fatal overdose of a second Queens man, this one on August 5, 2019.  The arraignment will be held before United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan.  Barini is detained pending trial.

Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York;  Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI); and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the new charges.   

“The defendant Angelina Barini now stands charged with dispensing deadly doses of narcotic drugs to two victims,” stated United States Attorney Donoghue.  “Every life lost to the opioid crisis is of the utmost importance to this Office and our law enforcement partners, and we will work relentlessly to uncover the evidence proving who is responsible for each opioid death.”

“Barini has shown little regard for the life of another, and with the drugs laced with fentanyl that she allegedly peddled, she offered her victims an experience they would never survive,” stated HSI Special Agent-in-Charge Fitzhugh.  “This is a painful reminder to anyone looking to satisfy a high, that their life is not worth anything to those offering deadly drug cocktails for a profit.  The opioid crisis continues to devastate families and take lives, but HSI, with its law enforcement partners, remains committed in investigating overdose related deaths and will hold accountable those who benefit from the addiction of others, some of whom pay the ultimate price.”

The charges in the superseding indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.  If convicted of causing the death of an overdose victim, Barini faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years’ imprisonment, and a maximum of life imprisonment. 

The government’s investigation is continuing.

Assistant United States Attorneys Soumya Dayananda, Andrew Grubin and Andrew Wang are in charge of the prosecution.

The Defendant:

ANGELINA BARINI
Age:  41
Queens, New York

E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 19-428(S-2) (BMC)