USA v. Robles et al
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1:22-cr-00092
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August 18, 2023
10 Years For Dealer Who Handed 'The Wire' Actor Deadly Dose
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a Brooklyn narcotics dealer with a lengthy criminal record to 10 years in prison Friday for selling fentanyl-laced heroin, including a packet that caused the deadly 2021 overdose of "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams.
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July 07, 2023
'The Wire' Creator Urges Leniency In Actor's Fentanyl Death
The co-creator behind the HBO drama series "The Wire" urged a New York federal judge to show compassion to one of the men who pled guilty in the overdose death of Michael K. Williams, saying the actor's own stance against mass incarceration and the drug war spurred his letter.