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The Manhattan district attorney announced terms of 40 years to life for two defendants and 20 years to life for a third. The case concerned a conspiracy that incapacitated people after nightclub visits and used their phones to drain financial accounts. The underlying offences occurred during 2022.
From trial to sentencing
Jurors had found the defendants guilty on every count presented at trial. The conspiracy was linked to two deaths. Prosecutors described fentanyl-laced drugs, without establishing that every incident involved tampering with a drink.
Context matters
This concerns drug-facilitated crime; not every such offence is drink spiking.
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