Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the filing of a Superseding Indictment charging MATTHEW SPATOLA with distribution of narcotics resulting in death in connection with the June 26, 2026, overdose death of a resident (“Victim-1”) of a Manhattan building providing transitional and emergency shelter to homeless individuals, as well as distribution and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.