Overview
- The two Hawaii residents pleaded guilty Monday to a single federal count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and are due to be sentenced on Dec. 11, 2026.
- Court filings say Bailey A. Szramowski sold counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, and a sailor identified as A.N. died of acute fentanyl intoxication on Jan. 3, 2023.
- Ten days after that death, Szramowski allegedly sold three more pills to another sailor, C.L., who overdosed and was revived with Narcan and later cooperated with investigators.
- Prosecutors allege the pair obtained pills by mail to a Coronado P.O. box and collected payments through CashApp, and that they tried to influence witnesses and delete messages to hide their role.
- Federal prosecutors say the case highlights risks of counterfeit fentanyl for deployed crews and is being handled by NCIS and the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego with prison terms for the defendants possible under existing charges.