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Las Vegas man sentenced to 17 years for distributing fentanyl, causing death of Utah woman
McMahan was ordered to pay nearly $9,000 in restitution and serve three years supervised release after sending fentanyl-laced pills that caused a fatal overdose.
- This past week, Bryan Walter McMahan, 41, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, will serve three years supervised release, and must pay $8,888.74 restitution to the victim’s family.
- On Oct. 7, 2023, McMahan mailed an envelope containing at least four fentanyl pills from a Las Vegas post office; the package arrived Oct. 10, and he contacted the recipient repeatedly the next day.
- At the scene, officers found the padded mailing envelope bearing McMahan’s name and return address plus the tracking number beside the victim's body, along with three small blue pills later confirmed as fentanyl.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case, and U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak said `A young woman lost her life as a result of reckless criminal conduct, and no amount of imprisonment can change the course of that tragic outcome.`
- Investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Layton City Police Department handled the case, while officials warned counterfeit pharmaceuticals have unknown contents and stressed that `It is important to remember that just one pill can kill.
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