Owner of Bronx day care sentenced to prison for child's fentanyl death
A federal judge on Monday sentenced one of the owners of a Bronx day care where a 1-year-old died after being exposed to fentanyl to decades behind bars.
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A federal judge on Monday sentenced one of the owners of a Bronx day care where a 1-year-old died after being exposed to fentanyl to decades behind bars.
As CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports, the DEA special agent in charge said it was warranted.
It has been more than a year since 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici died. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas was inside the courtroom on Monday.
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Kilos of fentanyl were found inside a Bronx apartment located in the same building as two day care centers Tuesday, authorities say.
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Law enforcement officers made the arrests in the Stapleton section of the borough. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
District Attorney Ray Tierney is blaming New York's bail reform laws because the boy's parents remained free after a prior drug arrest.
District Attorney Ray Tierney is blaming New York's bail reform laws because the boy's parents remained free after a prior drug arrest. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A judge is expected to set a trial date today for the owner of a Bronx day care where a little boy died of fentanyl exposure last year.
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