San Diego, California – A San Diego man who distributed fentanyl-laced pills that led to the overdose death of an active-duty U.S. Marine was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison, closing a case that prosecutors said underscored the deadly consequences of counterfeit opioid trafficking.
Nameer Mohammad Atta was sentenced by Ruth Bermudez Montenegro after a jury found him guilty of distributing fentanyl that caused the death of a 26-year-old Marine lance corporal on May 21, 2020. The Marine was identified in court records as C.M.R.
In handing down the sentence, Judge Montenegro told Atta that he “needs to take accountability for his actions,” emphasizing the “devastation caused by the defendant’s conduct” and noting that he profited from the sale of a drug he knew could be lethal…