New York Post

Dominatrix lawyer’s jail drug bust

- By STEVE JANOSKI, CARL CAMPANILE and PATRICK REILLY

The lawyer who represente­d Viktoria Nasyrova, the Russian-born dominatrix convicted of attempting to murder her pal with drug-laced cheesecake, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle fentanyl-laced pot into a Queens jail, The

Post has learned.

Christophe­r Hoyt was visiting his client, Nasyrova, at the Kew Gardens lockup when he was arrested — and the stunning turn of events resulted in the adjournmen­t of Nasyrova’s scheduled Tuesday sentencing, according to the Department of Correction and police.

“We have zero tolerance for anyone — staff, contract providers, visitors, and attorneys — who attempt to smuggle contraband into our jails,” DOC Commission­er Louis Molina said in a statement.

Police said Hoyt was arrested shortly before 1 p.m. at the detention center after he was found with two bags of suspected drugs. The contents of the bags later tested positive for marijuana laced with fentanyl, the DOC said.

Sources told The Post it was routine for Hoyt, who repped Nasyrova (inset) through the entirety of her trial, to deliver clothes to his client before her court appearance­s.

He was doing just that on Tuesday when the drugs were found in a pair of shoes, sources said, adding that Hoyt denied knowing about the marijuana.

Hoyt was charged with introducin­g contraband to a prison and criminal possession of a controlled substance. He could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Following Hoyt’s arrest, Nasyrova, 47, obtained a new lawyer. Her sentencing has been reschedule­d for April 19.

Nasyrova was found guilty last month of attempted murder for poisoning her friend and lookalike Olga Tsvyk with a slice of cheesecake at Tsvyk’s Forest Hills home in 2016. She faces up to 25 years in prison.

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