A New York City drug dealer has pleaded guilty to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K.
FILE - Actor Michael K. Williams poses for a portrait at the Beverly Hilton during the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on July 30, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 5, 2023, to providing The Wire actor Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death. – A Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.
The famed actor, who also starred in films and other TV series including “Boardwalk Empire,” overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021. Authorities said he died hours afteron a Brooklyn sidewalk in a deal that was recorded by a security camera. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who is not related to the actor, said in a statement that the sale occurred in “broad daylight in New York City, feeding addiction and causing tragedy.”Prosecutors said Cartagena and his alleged co-conspirators continued to sell fentanyl-laced heroin around residential apartment buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan even after they learned of the actor's death. Another defendant in the case pleaded guilty Tuesday.
The day after, the informant went back to buy more drugs from the same group and recorded a conversation in which some of them talked about Williams’ overdose. One denied selling any drugs containing fentanyl.
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Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. WilliamsA Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.
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Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. WilliamsA Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.
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Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. WilliamsA Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.
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Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. WilliamsThe famed actor, who also starred in films and other TV series including “Boardwalk Empire,” overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021.
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Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. WilliamsA New York City drug dealer has pleaded guilty to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death. The plea by Irvin Cartagena to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs was entered Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing is set for August. The famed actor overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021. Authorities say he died hours after buying the heroin from Cartagena on a Brooklyn sidewalk in a deal that was recorded by a security camera. Cartagena's lawyer declined comment. Williams also starred in films and other TV series such as “Boardwalk Empire.”
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Dealer Pleads Guilty In Death Of Actor Michael K. WilliamsThe famed actor, who starred TV series including 'The Wire' and “Boardwalk Empire,” overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021.
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