A woman who operated a New York City day care center in the Bronx where a 22-month-old boy died of fentanyl poisoning in September 2023 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal drug charges, officials said.
Grei Mendez entered the guilty plea in Manhattan to charges including conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death and possession with intent to distribute narcotics resulting in death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Mendez faces a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of life in prison.
