US EditionDealer gets 19 years in prison for providing drugs that killed prominent NYC transgender activist
- Michael Kuilan, a 45-year-old drug dealer from Brooklyn, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on Tuesday after admitting to supplying heroin contaminated with fentanyl that resulted in the death of a well-known transgender activist.
- Kuilan pleaded guilty last year and had three prior felony convictions for heroin sales before prosecutors linked him to the fatal drug distribution to Cecilia Gentili.
- Prosecutors stated that Kuilan provided drugs to his co-defendant Antonio Venti, who then sold them to Gentili, a 52-year-old Brooklyn resident and advocate, who died the following day after obtaining the drugs on February 6, 2024.
- Gentili’s death was caused by a mixture of fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, and cocaine. Her funeral, held at St. Patrick's Cathedral and attended by many, sparked criticism from some members of the Catholic community, including the church’s pastor. U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella described her passing as the result of heroin contaminated with fentanyl.
- Kuilan was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison and required to compensate $24,482, surrender $30,000, along with a confiscated firearm, holding him accountable for the drug distribution linked to Gentili's death. Meanwhile, Venti received a five-year federal sentence earlier in February for the same charge.
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Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili
Michael Kuilan, one of two men who pleaded guilty in connection with the death of trans activist Cecilia Gentili, was sentenced to 19 years in prison on May 27. Kuilan, 45, pleaded guilty last September to charges of distributing and possessing heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute and felony possession of a firearm — all tied to his actions associated with the death of Gentili, who died of a fatal overdose on Feb. 6 of last year. The de…
Second man sentenced in death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili
Michael Kuilan, one of two men who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the death of transgender activist and actress Cecilia Gentili, was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years in prison.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Gentili was found dead February 6, 2024, in her New York City home after overdosing on fentanyl-laced heroin. She was 52. Kuilan and Antonio Venti were charged Apri…
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Dealer gets 19 years in prison for providing drugs that killed prominent NYC transgender activist
A New York City drug dealer who admitted providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that a killed prominent transgender activist has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison.
Dealer sentenced to 19 years in jail for selling narcotics that murdered a famous NYC transgender activist - Entertainment Unleashed Here
New York— A New York City drug dealer who admitted to selling the fentanyl-laced heroin that murdered a well-known transgender activist was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on Tuesday, prosecutors announced. Michael Kuilan, 45, of Brooklyn, was also sentenced to pay $24,482 in restitution while forfeiting $30,000 and a seized handgun. “Cecilia Gentili ...
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