Thornhurst Woman and Co-Conspirators Receive Identical Sentences for Drug Conspiracy Resulting in Death
A Pennsylvania woman, Kaylee Ann Widmer, 25, has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that resulted in a death. Senior United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani imposed the sentence on September 23, 2025, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and 40 grams or more of fentanyl resulting in death.
According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Widmer, along with her boyfriend, Christopher Potter, and others, conspired to distribute controlled substances across Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties between January 2022 and February 2023.
The investigation revealed that Widmer supplied fentanyl to co-conspirator Santino Bellucci, who, on December 18, 2022, sold the drug that caused an individual’s death. During the conspiracy, Widmer was reportedly receiving large amounts of fentanyl from individuals in the Hazleton, PA area.
Widmer’s co-conspirators, Santino Bellucci, 28, of Dickson City, PA, and Christopher Potter, 30, of Scranton, PA, previously received the same 21-year term of imprisonment from Senior Judge Mariani.
The case was a collaborative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Dunmore Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny Roberts.
This conviction is part of a multi-pronged Department of Justice strategy, including Operation Take Back America, which targets transnational criminal organizations, and a district-wide initiative by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania focused on combating the heroin and opioid epidemic by prosecuting traffickers who operate in the region.
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