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Ex-sailors plead guilty in fentanyl case tied to USS Lincoln
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Summary: Two former sailors pleaded guilty in federal court to selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to fellow sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2023. One sailor died of acute fentanyl intoxication after receiving the pills in late 2022, and another was hospitalized after a later sale; both defendants also admitted directing a cover story to law enforcement.
WHO: Bailey A. Szramowski and Johnnese H. Poomaihealani
WHAT: Pleading guilty to selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to fellow sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, including conduct linked to one death and another overdose hospitalization.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: San Leandro, California, USA
WHY: The guilty pleas stem from the defendants’ sale of fentanyl-laced pills to fellow sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which resulted in a death and an overdose hospitalization.
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