LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A U.S. judge sentenced a Las Vegas woman Tuesday to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl pills that resulted in a man's death.

In March, Danielle Partington pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

From fall 2019 to January 2020, Partington was the victim's pill supplier, and she sold pills to the victim multiple times. On Jan. 20, 2020, the victim called and texted Partington asking to purchase pills, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Partington then coordinated with a co-conspirator to deliver 80 pills containing fentanyl to the victim. Three days later, on Jan. 23, 2020, the victim overdosed on the fentanyl sold to him by Partington and her co-conspirator, according to the DOJ.

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