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Former San Diego Sailors Plead Guilty to Selling Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Pills
The sailors admitted selling counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to active-duty servicemembers, and one buyer died while another was hospitalized.
- On Monday, former Navy sailors Bailey Szramowski and Johnnese Poomaihealani pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to conspiring to distribute fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills to active-duty personnel.
- Assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln, the married couple routinely sold counterfeit pills to fellow sailors during the ship's 2022 deployment and after returning to San Diego.
- In December 2022, Szramowski provided 10 counterfeit pills to a sailor identified as A.N., who died the following month of acute fentanyl intoxication in San Leandro, California.
- Despite knowing of A.N.'s death, Szramowski sold pills to a second sailor, C.L., 10 days later; the couple then instructed C.L. to falsely blame A.N. to investigators.
- Sentencing is scheduled for December 11, 2026. Szramowski faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 40 years in prison, while Poomaihealani faces up to 20 years.
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Navy TimesFormer service members admit to dealing fentanyl that killed USS Abraham Lincoln sailor
Two former sailors pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to selling pills laced with fentanyl to fellow sailors stationed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
·Arlington, United States
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The Independent (US)Married Navy sailors admit to selling lethal fentanyl aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Two former U.S. Navy sailors who sold fentanyl to San Diego-based service members, including one who suffered a fatal overdose, pleaded guilty today to federal charges
·London, United Kingdom
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Former Navy sailors plead guilty to selling Fentanyl pills to active-duty servicemembers
SAN DIEGO — Two former U.S. Navy sailors pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to selling fentanyl-laden counterfeit oxycodone pills to active-duty servicemembers stationed in San Diego, including during deployments, federal prosecutors announced.
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