NEW YORK — An drug dealer charged with supplying the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison, weeks after a leniency plea from the show’s creator. Irvin Cartagena, 40, of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty in April to conspiring to distribute drugs. He was sentenced by Manhattan Federal Judge Ronnie Abrams. Prosecutors said the popular actor overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021. Williams, who struggled with drug addiction, died hours after authorities said Cartagena sold him the hero...
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