WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
LUBBOCK, Texas - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould today announced that a former Texas Tech University professor who manufactured and distributed fentanyl - including a branded mixture known as "pink flamingo" - was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
Daniel Taylor, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl on July 1. U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix imposed the 480‑month sentence today.
"Daniel Taylor earned every year of his 40-year sentence," said U.S. Attorney Ryan ...