Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Nearly 2 Pounds of Fentanyl

Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Distributing Nearly 2 Pounds of Fentanyl
Antonella Barba poses on the red carpet at the Cherry Lane Music Publishing's 50th Anniversary celebration at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn in New York City on May 19, 2010. Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A former “American Idol” and “Fear Factor” contestant who was arrested last year in Virginia with nearly 2 pounds (900 gm.) of fentanyl, this week pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute the drug and could face up to 10 years in prison.

Antonella Barba, 32, from New Jersey, pleaded guilty in a court in Norfolk July 30 and is scheduled to be sentenced in November for conspiracy to distribute a synthetic opioid, reported the Virginian-Pilot.
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