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A Grand Junction man has been found guilty of distributing fentanyl and counterfeit substances that resulted in the death of a Carbondale man in 2017.
Bruce Holder, 55, of Grand Junction, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and counterfeit substances, distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, distribution of fentanyl and distribution of a counterfeit substance. He will be sentenced in August.
Prosecutors established that Holder, working with his wife, children and other members of his family, distributed pills that looked like Oxycodone pills but were counterfeit and spiked with fentanyl. He distributed tens of thousands of pills in western Colorado, according to a news release.
Grand Junction man Bruce Holder, 55, faces up to life in prison and a $20 million fine after a jury convicted him on charges related to the overdose death of a Carbondale man.
Holder was convicted of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other counterfeit substances, distribution of fentanyl and distribution of a counterfeit substance after an 11-day trial in Denver, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado.
“Facts presented at trial established that Holder worked in conjunction with multiple co-conspirators, including his wife, children, and other members of his family, to distribute pills which appeared to be 30mg Oxycodone pills but in fact were counterfeit and spiked with fentanyl,” the news release states.
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