Tianna Christina Cordova, Fentanyl Distribution, Nevada 2018

Tianna Christina Cordova, a 35-year-old Henderson woman, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a person in 2017, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Neill for the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Cordova pleaded guilty in November 2018, to one count of distribution of a fentanyl. She was charged in a superseding indictment in August 2018. In addition to the prison incarceration, United States District Judge Richard F. Boulware II, sentenced Cordova to 15 years of supervised release.

"This case serves as a deadly reminder of the dangers of fentanyl," said U.S. Attorney Trutanich. "In our continued effort to combat the opioid crisis in Nevada, the U.S. Attorney’s Office remains fully committed to the investigation and prosecution of fentanyl distributors."

Cordova used coded language in online advertisements to sell narcotics. She admitted that, on March 14, 2017, she sold an individual a controlled substance in the form of prescription pills that contained fentanyl. After the person ingested the pills, the person died from multiple drug intoxication, namely from an overdose of fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and citalopram. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Clark County Coroner’s Office and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Duncan prosecuted the case.

Tianna Christina Cordova, Defendant/respondent REAL full name

Exact criminal charges: One count of distribution of a fentanyl

City and state: Henderson, Nevada

Exact date with month/day/year: March 14, 2017, (crime date) and November 2018 (sentencing)

Sentence or outcome: 10 years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release

Dollar amounts where applicable: None

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/federal-prosecutors-obtain-lengthy-prison-sentence-against-henderson-woman-deadly