A Providence man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, according to Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Michael Sellers, 40, received a sentence of 70 months from U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy. This will be followed by five years of supervised release. In March, Sellers pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl.
During his guilty plea, Sellers admitted that he sold more than 1,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills on at least two occasions. On November 16, 2023, he exchanged 1,027 such pills for $2,500 in cash with an individual. A similar transaction occurred on November 24, 2023, involving another exchange of 1,024 pills for the same amount. Both transactions were monitored by the FBI and the pills were seized shortly after.
Assistant United States Attorneys Peter I. Roklan and Stacey A. Erickson prosecuted the case following an investigation by the FBI.
