TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson woman accused of selling the synthetic opioid fentanyl to a man who died after ingesting the drug has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that 43-year-old Lana Leshinsky will be on supervised release for three years after she completes her prison term.
They say Leshinsky sold fentanyl powder to a man who ingested the substance during the early morning hours of July 14, 2017.
The man died shortly thereafter.
Leshinsky was indicted by a grand jury in February 2018 and pleaded guilty to a charge of distributing fentanyl resulting in death.
Prosecutors say Leshinsky could have been facing a 20-year prison sentence.
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