Authorities say man posed as rich European to gain trust of gay men he'd drug and rob

Riccardo D'Orasainville, 50, was indicted Friday on kidnapping, poisoning and larceny charges, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office and Boston Police reported today:

D'Orsainville is accused of orchestrating rendezvous with at least three men who took him to their Boston homes and drank alcohol with him, only to pass out. The victims disclosed symptoms that were not consistent with typical alcohol consumption. When they awoke, they realized that thousands of dollars' worth of their property was missing. The stolen items range from a tuxedo and designer neckties to rare and expensive paintings and sculptures. In one case, the victim woke to find his hands tied behind his back. D'Orsainville is not charged with assaulting the victims.

Authorities say the incidents happened in March and April of 2013. In two cases, authorities say, the "sharply dressed" D'Orasainville met his victims in a bar; in the third case, the met online. D'Orasainville, who also went by the name Riccardo Lloyd-D'Or, is a Haitian national with permanent residency status, who formerly lived in Boston but whose last listed address was in Norwood. He is a big Cyndi Lauper fan.

Authorities say they were at a dead end in their investigation until one of the victims talked about the case to an acquaintance:

This acquaintance, police and prosecutors say, recognized the assailant's description as matching that of D'Orsainville, whom the acquaintance knew had been convicted in federal court of defrauding the Boston Veterans Affairs Research Institute, Inc. This in turn led to a photo identification and investigators' first break in the case.

Boston Police detectives obtained a search warrant for D'Orsainville's home and recovered items stolen from each of the victims' homes after they had been drugged: their clothing hung in his closet and their artwork hung on his walls.

D'Orasainville didn't have a chance to continue his alleged drugging and robbing because he was indicted in April, 2013 on federal charges related to funds embezzled from the Boston Veterans Administration Research Institute. In May, 2014, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. He was released in January of last year, federal records show.

Innocent, etc.