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☆ Man Who Sold Michael K. Williams Drugs That Killed Him Is Sentenced
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Hurubie Meko | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
A man who sold a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to Michael K. Williams, the actor who rose to fame for his portrayal of a stickup man named Omar Little on the HBO series “The Wire,” was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison. But it was Mr. Cartagena who sold Mr. Williams the drugs that killed him on Sept. 5, 2021. Mr. Williams, 54, met the men in front of the apartment building that day and Mr. Cartagena handed him the drugs, prosecutors said. He returned to his own apartment nearby and was found dead the following day. Mr. Cartagena, 40, who is also known as “Green Eyes,” was first introduced to heroin when he was 13 years old and living in Puerto Rico, where he grew up, his lawyers said.
Persons: Michael K, Williams, Omar Little, ”, Irvin Cartagena, Cartagena Organizations: HBO Locations: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Cartagena, Puerto Rico
☆ NY drug dealer sentenced in overdose death of 'The Wire' actor
  + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
"For decades the defendant has been selling deadly narcotics: heroin and now heroin laced with fentanyl," they wrote in court papers. An autopsy and court records show that Williams, 54, died of a drug overdose and was found in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 6, 2021. Fentanyl was associated with 70,600 of the drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021, according to the National Institutes of Health. Among the real-life struggles he tapped were his bouts with drug addiction, which he brought to his best known role for "The Wire." Williams also won praise for his performance in "Boardwalk Empire," an HBO series set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era of the 1920s.
Persons: Michael K, Williams, Omar Little, Carlos Macci, Prosecutors, Macci, Rich McKay, Noeleen Walder, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: HBO, National Institutes of Health, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn, U.S, New York, Baltimore, Atlantic City , New Jersey, Atlanta
☆ Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Death of ‘The Wire’ Actor
  + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Maria Cramer | More About Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Carlos Macci spent decades struggling with addiction, selling heroin and fentanyl not to make money but to ease his own cravings, according to court records. He was part of a four-man crew selling drugs out of an apartment in Williamsburg, and on Sept. 5, 2021, he was with a man who sold a bag of fentanyl-laced heroin to the actor Michael K. Williams. Mr. Williams, who became famous for playing a charismatic stickup man named Omar Little on the HBO series “The Wire,” took the drugs back to his Brooklyn apartment and was found dead the following day, still wearing the same clothes he had on the day before. On Tuesday, Mr. Macci, now 72, walked into Federal District Court in Manhattan, his shoulders stooped, and apologized for his role in Mr. Williams’ death. The judge sentenced him to 30 months in prison.
Persons: Carlos Macci, Michael K, Williams, Omar Little, ”, Macci Organizations: HBO, Court Locations: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Manhattan
☆ Chris Christie, Glenn Youngkin, Chris Sununu: Who Can Save the G.O.P. in 2024? - The New York Times
  + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
If Republicans are serious about dislodging Mr. Trump, this race needs a jolt. Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, has been making noises as if he wants to be that guy. In a recent interview with Politico, he vowed that if he runs, he will tackle Mr. Trump’s weaknesses head-on, from the character troubles to the record of losing. In 2016, no Republicans went hard at Mr. Trump because no one took him seriously. This race needs a brawler in the mix — if not Mr. Christie, then someone else with that inclination.
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