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El Paso man sentenced to 15 years for distributing fentanyl causing death

By Jocelyn Flores,

1 day ago

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — An El Paso man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl causing death, according to a press release sent by the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas.

According to court documents, Michael Joseph Cuccaro, 22, sold counterfeit M-30 oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to a purchaser on Dec. 11, 2022.

The purchaser consumed the pills and died from fentanyl poising, according to the press release.

According to the press release, a federal grand jury in El Paso indicted Cuccaro with charges of conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substance causing death or serious bodily injury.

The indictment was on Sept. 6, 2023, and Cuccaro was arrested on a bench warrant. Cuccaro pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance causing death on April 24, 2024, according to the press release.

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