Photo by: Shutterstock Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini has announced the sentencing of a former NYPD officer to prison for selling fentanyl and causing a fatal overdose in 2019. “The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office is aggressively investigating and prosecuting drug dealers, particularly those who are causing overdoses, and Joseph Recca is the latest example,” District Attorney Sini said. “Today, my Office and the Court held him responsible for the death he caused. What makes his case unique and particularly troubling is the fact that he was selling drugs while also serving as a police officer. We will not tolerate drug dealers peddling poison in our communities, and our message today is that no one is above the law.”
Former NYPD officer gets 5 years for selling fentanyl in deadly overdose
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A former NYPD officer who sold fentanyl that caused a deadly overdose on Long Island was sentenced to five years in prison Monday.
Joseph Recca, 28, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges. The Suffolk County District Attorney s Office is aggressively investigating and prosecuting drug dealers, particularly those who are causing overdoses, and Joseph Recca is the latest example, District Attorney Tim Sini said. Today, my office and the court held him responsible for the death he caused. What makes his case unique and particularly troubling is the fact that he was selling drugs while also serving as a police officer. We will not tolerate drug dealers peddling poison in our communities, and our message today is that no one is above the law.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini has announced the guilty plea of a former NYPD officer to Manslaughter and other charges for selling fentanyl and causing a fatal overdose in 2019 “For a police officer to be selling fentanyl – a drug we are acutely aware can be fatal – he is not just breaking the law he is sworn to uphold, but knowingly gambling with people’s lives,” District Attorney Sini said. “This goes beyond criminality; it was irresponsible and morally corrupt.” “Suffolk County is a leader in New York State on bringing manslaughter charges against drug dealers causing fatal overdoses; our Office obtained both the first indictment and first conviction in the State on these cases in 2016 and 2017 respectively,” District Attorney Sini said. “However, just because we have been successful on this front does not eliminate the need for a specific death-by-dealer statute. We need a law on the books that sends a cl
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