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LI Dealer Busted With Enough Fentanyl To Kill 115K People Gets Decade In Prison LI Dealer Busted With Enough Fentanyl To Kill 115K People Gets Decade In Prison
LI Dealer Busted With Enough Fentanyl To Kill 115K People Gets Decade In Prison A prior felon from Long Island will spend a decade behind bars after he was caught with enough fentanyl to kill tens of thousands of people. Joshua Oltchick, age 26, of West Babylon, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 5, after pleading guilty to drug possession and related charges. Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police officers found Oltchick slumped over behind the steering wheel of his parked car in West Babylon, near 7th Avenue and 15th Street, on Sept. 16, 2023. The vehicle was facing the wrong direction with its engine still running. A sear…

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Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says
Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says An admitted drug dealer was formally charged in connection with the overdose death of a 17-year-old Long Island girl. Daquan Booker, age 34, of Smithtown, was arraigned on multiple drug charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15, following the death of Garden City High School senior Grace Wrightington. Prosecutors said Booker met with the teen on at least two occasions in July 2023 and sold her purported oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. The synthetic opioid – more than 100 times stronger than morphine – has contributed to a growing number of overdose deaths across the country in…

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Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5M People Seized From 'Major Trafficker's' Long Island Home, DA Says Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5M People Seized From 'Major Trafficker's' Long Island Home, DA Says
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 3.5M People Seized From 'Major Trafficker's' Long Island Home, DA Says Authorities seized enough fentanyl to kill millions of people from the Long Island home of a major drug trafficker, prosecutors said. Remon Gibson, age 43, of Bellport, was indicted for operating as a major trafficker and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 9. It came after members of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Fentanyl Task Force executed a search warrant at Gibson’s Sunburst Lane residence on Wednesday, Sept. 25. According to prosecutors, officers found over 15 pounds of fentanyl, over 17 pounds of cocaine in brick form, and over a pound of xylazine, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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LI Man Admits Poisoning Prominent Activist, 'Pose' Star Who Overdosed LI Man Admits Poisoning Prominent Activist, 'Pose' Star Who Overdosed
LI Man Admits Poisoning Prominent Activist, 'Pose' Star Who Overdosed Two New York men formally confessed to their roles in the death of a prominent transgender activist, performer, and author. Michael Kuilan, age 44, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing heroin and fentanyl in Brooklyn federal court Monday, Sept. 23, in the death of Cecilia Gentili. Earlier Report: NY Men 'Poisoned' Prominent Transgender Activist, 'Pose' Star Who OD'd: Feds It came weeks after Long Island resident Antonio Venti, age 52, of West Babylon, pleaded guilty to the same drug offenses. According to prosecutors, Venti and Kuilan sold heroin laced with fe…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Not Justice': Family Angered After Drug Dealer Behind Nassau County Man's Death Dodges Prison 'Not Justice': Family Angered After Drug Dealer Behind Nassau County Man's Death Dodges Prison
'Not Justice': Family Angered After Drug Dealer Behind Nassau County Man's Death Dodges Prison Prosecutors and relatives are outraged after an admitted drug dealer was allowed to dodge prison despite selling the fentanyl that killed a Long Island man. Omar Aitcheson, age 31, of North Amityville, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 13. According to prosecutors, Aitcheson sold a mix of fentanyl and tramadol to three Copiague men who thought they were buying cocaine in October 2023. Earlier Report: Deadly Cocktail: Long Island Dealer's Fentanyl Mix Kills Man, Causes 2 Other Overdoses, DA Says Fen…

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21-Year-Old Attempted Cop Killer Gets Decades For Shooting Long Island Police Officer 21-Year-Old Attempted Cop Killer Gets Decades For Shooting Long Island Police Officer
21-Year-Old Attempted Cop Killer Gets Decades For Shooting Long Island Police Officer A 21-year-old man is facing decades behind bars for shooting a Long Island police officer in the line of duty. Janell Funderburke, of Coram, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 11, after pleading guilty to attempted murder and related charges. Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police were surveilling Funderburke’s Coram home, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation on May 11, 2023. Earlier Report: Officer Shooting: 21-Year-Old Gunman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Suffolk County Cop Offi…

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Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA
Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA A 21-year-old will spend two decades in prison after he attempted to kill a perceived gang enemy and hid hundreds of fentanyl pills during his arrest. Elijah Giron, a member of the Latin Kings gang, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday, July 9 for the Westbury incident, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At around 11:15 p.m. on January 9, 2023, the 21-year-old got out of the driver’s seat of a Dodge Challenger on South Fulton Street and started shooting. He fired four rounds from a 9mm pistol at a person standing outside of a different car before fleeing the scen…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Ringleader Of Massive Narcotics Trafficking Operation On Long Island Faces Prison Sentence Ringleader Of Massive Narcotics Trafficking Operation On Long Island Faces Prison Sentence
Ringleader Of Massive Narcotics Trafficking Operation On Long Island Faces Prison Sentence A narcotics ringleader discovered to be in possession of nearly half a kilogram of fentanyl will spend a lengthy stay in prison, officials announced. Forty-seven-year-old Christopher Corley of Valley Stream received his sentence of 10 years behind bars on Monday, June 3, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Corley was one of multiple people who were the subjects of an extensive nine-month investigation into an alleged narcotics trafficking operation started in October 2022. After months of surveillance, the DA’s Office was able to wiretap phone calls, revealing that Corley and …

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Officer Shooting: 21-Year-Old Gunman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Long Island Cop Officer Shooting: 21-Year-Old Gunman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Long Island Cop
Officer Shooting: 21-Year-Old Gunman Admits To Attempted Murder Of Long Island Cop A year after a Long Island police officer was shot in the line of duty, the 21-year-old gunman has formally confessed. Janell Funderburke, of Coram, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 3, stemming from the May 2023 shooting. According to prosecutors, Suffolk County Police officers were surveilling Funderburke’s Coram home, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation on May 11, 2023. Earlier Report: Accused Cop Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder For 'Senseless' Attack On Long Is…

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Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island
Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island It comes in powder and pill form, and just a tiny bit on the end of a pencil is enough to kill you. Local leaders on Long Island will continue sounding the alarm over America’s growing opioid epidemic at their first-ever fentanyl summit, hosted by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, May 29. Members of the public, along with families who have lost someone to an opioid overdose, are invited to ask law enforcement panelists and members of the medical examiner’s office any questions they have about fentanyl. Earlier Report: Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charg…

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Long Island Trafficker Behind Christmas Day Overdose Death Gets Decades In Federal Prison Long Island Trafficker Behind Christmas Day Overdose Death Gets Decades In Federal Prison
Long Island Trafficker Behind Christmas Day Overdose Death Gets Decades In Federal Prison A convicted drug trafficker from Long Island will spend decades in prison for selling fentanyl that caused a man’s fatal overdose on Christmas Day. Marlon Thompson, age 42, of Selden, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, May 21. It followed his December 2022 jury conviction on four counts including conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of firearms. According to prosecutors, Thompson sold hard drugs throughout Suffolk County between January 2017 and May 2019. On Dec. 25, 2018, he sold fentanyl to…

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by Michael Mashburn