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Entertainment & Lifestyle > Entertainment
Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. Williams
By Associated Press
Apr 06, 2023 11:15 am

NEW YORK: A Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.

Irvin Cartagena's plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs was entered in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing was set by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams for Aug. 18, when Cartagena will face a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and the possibility of as many as 40 years.

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. Chris Pizzello/AP Photo

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