WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
MEDFORD, Ore.-A Jackson County, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison last Thursday for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
Eduardo Cortes Cortes, 28, was sentenced to 67 months in federal prison and four years' supervised release.
According to court documents, in July of 2022, investigators responded to an overdose where the victim was declared deceased with a rolled up dollar bill with crushed pill residue that tested positive for fentanyl. After extensive investigation, Tyren Duarte was determined to be the source of supply to the victim. Law enforcement later identified C...