"Arrests Made in Connection to Death of Prominent Transgender Activist Cecilia Gentili"

Two men have been charged with supplying fentanyl-laced heroin that led to the death of Cecilia Gentili, a prominent transgender activist and actress. The indictment accused Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, of providing the drugs. Ms. Gentili's cause of death was disclosed for the first time, sparking an outpouring of grief from the L.G.B.T.Q. community and leading to a politically charged funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York emphasized the public health crisis posed by fentanyl and pledged to pursue justice for those affected by the lethal drug.