Irvin Cartagena pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to distribute drugs.
in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021. He died hours after authorities said he bought the heroin from Cartagena on a sidewalk in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood in a deal recorded by a security camera., which ran from 2002 to 2008. In addition to his work on the critically acclaimed drama, Williams also starred in films and other TV series such asCartagena faced a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and could have faced up to 40 years behind bars.
Abrams noted that those who knew Cartagena said that he was “helpful and humble and hard working” when he was not using drugs himself. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams noted that those who participated in the sale of drugs to Williams already knew that someone else had died from drugs they were peddling.
In a defense submission prior to sentencing, Cartagena’s lawyer, Sean Maher, said his client was paid for his street sales in heroin to support his own use.
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