Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Connection To 2 Deaths: Feds

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY —A Suffolk County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fentanyl distribution and two related deaths, according to Breon Peace, the United States Attorney Eastern District of New York.

Charles "Chase" Carter, 34, of Amityville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl that contributed to two poisoning deaths by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown in Central Islip's federal court, the DA said.

According to the DA, in November 2023, Carter pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. As part of his plea, Carter admitted that fentanyl that he sold contributed to the deaths of two victims in 2020 and 2021, the DA said.

Carter also admitted that in 2021, he sold more than 43 grams of fentanyl to an undercover Glen Cove Police Department officer (UC-1), the DA said.

As part of the sentence, Judge Brown ordered Carter to pay restitution of $29,416.50 to cover
the victims’ funeral expenses.

According to the investigation, Carter sold more than 40 grams of fentanyl to two overdose poisoning victims and an undercover GCPD detective between August 2020 and February 2021,the DA said.

In addition, the investigation revealed that on August 6, 2020, a 23-year-old individual referred to as "Victim-1" died of a drug-related overdose at her residence in Glen Cove on Long Island, the DA said.

Information found during a cell phone "analysis" revealed that the fentanyl they used was purchased from Carter about two days before their death, the DA said.

Then on February 5, 2021, a 40-year-old individual also died of a drug-related poisoning at his residence in Farmingdale on Long Island, the DA said. Information from the victim's cell phone revealed text messages with Carter that confirmed they bought fentanyl from Carter prior to their death.

“im.(sic) around and I got the good stuff[.] Do u (sic) need to see me..??” Carter wrote in a text to the 40-year-old victim on January 21, 2021.

According to the DA, Carter repeatedly sold fentanyl to the undercover officer in doses that could have been lethal if consumed, including around 43 grams of fentanyl in January 2021.

“Next time imma (sic) give you some super fire cuz (sic) I’m getting some new sh-- in a couple days so let your people know . . . . I ain’t going to lie I’m going to have some way stronger sh-- in the next couple days then I might have to cut it might be that strong seriously," Carter said in a text message to the officer on October 23, 2020.

In another text on January 13, 2021,responded to a text message from the offer describing how much money he could make from reselling Carter’s drugs and wrote, “I’m about the money.”

“Carter, who openly acknowledged his drug dealing was all ‘about the money,’ is held responsible today for callously selling fentanyl that contributed to the deaths of two victims on Long Island. Fentanyl is a lethal drug that is killing so many people across this nation every day,” Peace said. “This Office is working nonstop with our federal and local partners to address the fentanyl crisis and prosecute those who push the deadly poison for profit.”