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Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of actor Michael K. Williams

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By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer Michael K. Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of actor Michael K. Williams (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City drug dealer was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with

  2. New York Post

    NYC dealer who sold heroin that killed ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams sentenced to 10 years (opens New York Post)

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    Irvin Cartagena, 40, a k a “Green Eyes,” was captured in surveillance camera footage handing the drugs to Williams the day before the star was found dead in his luxury Williamsburg penthouse Sept. …

  3. NBC News

    Dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison in death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams (opens NBC News)

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    Williams overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021.

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    NYC drug dealer gets 10 years in death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Michael K. Williams died hours after authorities said he bought the heroin on a sidewalk in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood in a deal recorded by a security camera.

  5. The Guardian

    Drug dealer gets 10 years in prison for role in actor Michael K Williams’s death (opens The Guardian)

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    Irvin Cartagena sentenced after pleading guilty to providing The Wire actor with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death

  6. NBC4 Washington

    Drug dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of ‘The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A New York City drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.

  7. Fortune

    Drug dealer who sold fentanyl-laced heroin that led to the death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams gets 10 years in prison (opens Fortune)

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    Williams died hours after authorities said he bought the heroin on a sidewalk in Brooklyn in a deal recorded by a security camera.

  8. Local News 8

    Drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of actor Michael K. Williams (opens Local News 8)

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    By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer Michael K. Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.

  9. Entertainment Weekly

    Man who sold Michael K. Williams drugs that killed him sentenced (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Irvin Cartagena, the man who sold 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams the fentanyl-laced heroin that led to his death, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday.

  10. CBS News

    Dealer who sold fatal drugs to "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams sentenced to 10 years in prison (opens CBS News)

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    A New York City drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin.

  11. Rolling Stone

    Dealer Who Sold Michael K. Williams Fatal Dose of Heroin Is Sentenced (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Irvin Cartagena, known as “Green Eyes,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling Williams the fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin

  12. The Hollywood Reporter

    Heroin Dealer Gets 10 Years in Prison in Death of Michael K. Williams (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Irvin Cartagena had pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to distribute drugs.

  13. People

    N.Y.C. Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Death of 'The Wire' Actor Michael K. Williams (opens People)

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    New York City drug dealer Irvin Cartagena, 40, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling Michael K. Williams the fentanyl-laced heroin that caused the actor's death in September 2021. Cartagena also received an additional five-year sentence of supervised release.

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