Friday, May 1, 2026

Sale of Fentanyl Resulting in Death Triggered Detentions Now 2d Trial for December 2026



Sale of Fentanyl Resulting in Death Triggered Detentions Now 2d Trial for December 2026

by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY EXCLUSIVE, April 30 รข€“ Many people are killed by fentanyl these days.

On the morning of July 14, 2023 Inner City Press covered the sentencing to three years of a man for causing a deadly overdose of another, Peter Krasniqi. Only his family, and Inner City Press, were in the courtroom gallery. 

 Later on July 14, a 20-year old woman charged with causing the death of the grandson of actor Robert De Niro was held, with significantly more interest. As in the first case, Inner City Press was there, thread

Since then, with no docketing of this defendant Sophia Marks being released, there are 16 "Sealed Documents Placed in Vault."

On October 30, Inner City Press learned the 16 defendants would be presented in SDNY Mag court(s) under indictment 25-cr-484 - which is now on Patreon here

On November 4 one more defendant was presented and detained, on consent without prejudice.

On November 5 the many defendants in US v. Brown were brought into Judge Cote's courtroom. Inner City Press was there. While the US Marshals say that no criminal trial with more than four defendants is possible during the shutdown, Judge Cote set a trial date for all but one on September 14, 2026.

On April 30, 2026, a trial for co-defendant Johnson was set for December 7, 2026.

The first case is US v. Marks, 23-mj-5518 (Wang)

The next case is USA v. Brown, et al., 25-cr-484 (Cote)

 More analysis on Substack here 

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