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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
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Long Island Man Charged In Fatal Overdose, Police Say Long Island Man Charged In Fatal Overdose, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged In Fatal Overdose, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged in connection with a fatal overdose death. James Haynesworth, age 46, was charged on Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Massapequa. According to Nassau County Police Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an investigation into the deadly overdose of a Nassau County resident led to the arrest of Haynesworth. Haynesworth was charged with: Three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance Three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance   He will be arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 26, in Hempstead.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Selden Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Fentanyl That Caused Christmas Day Overdose Death Selden Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Fentanyl That Caused Christmas Day Overdose Death
Selden Man Found Guilty Of Trafficking Fentanyl That Caused Christmas Day Overdose Death A 41-year-old man was convicted of trafficking fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a 36-year-old man on Long Island on Christmas Day in 2018. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Marlon Thompson, of Selden, was found guilty of all four counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine base, the distribution of fentanyl that caused the death of Fredrick Koenig, and illegal possession of firearms, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The verdict was reached after a six-day trial, the US Attor…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Arrested In Connection With OD Death, Police Say Long Island Man Arrested In Connection With OD Death, Police Say
Long Island Man Arrested In Connection With OD Death, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged in connection with the overdose death of a 54-year-old man. Raymond Sanabria, age 43, of Elmhurst, was arrested on Tuesday, June 14 in North Lawrence. Sanabria was developed as a suspect following an investigation by Nassau County police detectives into the death of a Valley Stream man that occurred on Tuesday. Officers set up a "buy" with Sanabria who arrived at a predetermined location for a sale with undercover officers and was in possession of a substance believed to be heroin, police said. He was arrested without incident and charged with two c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested In Connection With Long Island Overdose Death Man Arrested In Connection With Long Island Overdose Death
Man Arrested In Connection With Long Island Overdose Death A 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with an overdose death on Long Island. Corey Sealy, of Hempstead, was arrested around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, following the death in Seaford, said the Nassau County Police. Sealy was arrested following the death and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of a criminal sale of a controlled substance. He will be arraigned on Monday, Nov. 30, in Mineola.

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by Kathy Reakes