{"id":2039460,"date":"2023-09-20T20:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T00:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-daycare-owner-allegedly-deleted-over-21k-texts-after-infant-opioid-death\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T20:52:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T00:52:18","slug":"bronx-daycare-owner-allegedly-deleted-over-21k-texts-after-infant-opioid-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-daycare-owner-allegedly-deleted-over-21k-texts-after-infant-opioid-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx daycare owner accused of erasing 21k texts following infant opioid fatality."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbronx-daycare-owner-allegedly-deleted-over-21k-texts-after-infant-opioid-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2039460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by DON EMMERT\/AFP\u200d via\u2062 Getty \u200cImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Opiate Overdose at Daycare: Shocking New Details Emerge<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>5:48 PM \u2013 Wednesday, September 20, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Recent court documents reveal a disturbing twist in the case of a 1-year-old \u2064who tragically died of an\u200d opiate overdose at a daycare facility. The woman who ran the \u200dfacility had deleted over 21,000\u2063 encrypted texts \u200bto her \u2063husband following the fatal incident.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the \u200ddaycare owner, Grei Mendez, 33,\u2062 and Carlisto Acevedo Brito,\u200b 41,\u2062 who rented a room \u200cin the same apartment building,\u2063 were\u2064 charged with two federal crimes.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>Mendez\u200c and Brito\u2064 are facing \u200dcharges of &#8220;conspiracy to distribute narcotics \u200cresulting in death&#8221; and &#8220;possession with intent to distribute narcotics leading to \u200cdeath.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW\u200b \u2014 \u200cFederal charges \u200bunsealed against\u2063 Bronx daycare operator\u2062 and co-defendant related to overdose\u200d death of 1-year-old last Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ShDQJHke0r\">pic.twitter.com\/ShDQJHke0r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Feuerherd (@benfeuerherd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benfeuerherd\/status\/1704169185415180740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bronx daycare fentanyl \u200bdeath: Owner and neighbor are seen handcuffed\u200b after one-year-old died from exposure \u2013 as grandmother of another boy, 2, reveals he passed out\u2063 face-up on playmat just feet \u200bfrom his sister <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/roSzCExtQJ\">pic.twitter.com\/roSzCExtQJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SHO\u2019NUFF \u200c(@IAMSHO_NUFF) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMSHO_NUFF\/status\/1703573935172804846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The shocking new\u2062 charges\u2064 come as more details\u200c emerge about the events following the discovery of the unresponsive infant, Nicholas Dominici. \u200d <\/p>\n<p>According to \u200ccourt documents, Mendez had exchanged approximately 21,500 texts\u2063 with a drug co-conspirator, believed to \u200cbe\u2063 her husband. All of these texts were deleted after \u200bthe infant&#8217;s death. <\/p>\n<p>During her \u200dinterrogation, Mendez \u2062revealed that she had informed her husband about the police questioning and his whereabouts. He instructed her to say that he was working and advised \u2064her to hire a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities found approximately\u200b one kilogram of\u200c fentanyl, a highly potent narcotic,\u200d hidden \u200din a closet near\u200d the sleeping mats used by the children. Three other young \u200dchildren were also\u200d affected, \u200dincluding an 8-month-old who\u2062 tested positive for fentanyl use.<\/p>\n<p>Police also discovered two press devices \u200dused\u2062 to combine drugs, with one of them linked to Brito&#8217;s apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Mendez claimed that \u2064she had no \u200bknowledge of the fentanyl&#8217;s presence and suggested \u2063that it\u200c may\u200c have\u200c been left by a previous tenant. However, witnesses reported seeing her\u200d husband removing suitcases from\u2064 the daycare just moments before emergency responders arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors revealed that Mendez made three phone calls before \u2062dialing 9-1-1, attempting to cover up the incident. Her husband arrived \u200dat the scene, stayed for a brief period, and then fled with two full shopping bags while the children remained unresponsive.<\/p>\n<p>United States Attorney Damian Williams condemned the actions of Mendez and Brito, describing them as &#8220;unconscionable&#8221;\u200c and &#8220;inexcusable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cParents entrusted Grei Mendez with the care of their children. As alleged, instead of diligently\u2063 safeguarding the well-being of those children, she\u2064 and her co-conspirators put\u2063 them \u200bdirectly in harm\u2019s way, running\u200d a narcotics operation and storing deadly fentanyl out\u200c of the very space in which the children \u200date, slept, and played,\u201d said Williams. \u201cThe disregard shown \u200cby Mendez and\u200d her\u200c co-conspirators \u2063for the lives \u2062of the children\u200b under her care is simply staggering.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If convicted on the\u200c federal charges, both Mendez and Brito could face life \u2063imprisonment, \u200cwith a minimum sentence of 20\u2063 years.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-invites-putin-to-china\/\" title=\"Xi invites Putin to China\">receive breaking news directly<\/a> to your inbox \u2063for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>AG Merrick Garland testifies\u2062 before Congress,\u2063 Hunter is forced to appear \u200din court and\u2063 the Feds says more of the same.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Iowa State\u2062 Representative\u200b Bobby Kauffman explains why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-rep-kauffman-trump-is-taking-nothing-for-granted\/\" title=\"State Rep. Kauffman: Trump Doesn't Assume Anything\">caucus organizing events<\/a> like the one \u200bPresident Trump is attending today are important.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Congressional\u200c panel investigating January \u20646th\u200b hears from\u2062 former Capitol Police Chief\u200b Steve Sund. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Trump attends a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bronx-daycare-owner-allegedly-deleted-over-21k-texts-after-infant-opioid-death\/\" title=\"Bronx daycare owner accused of erasing 21k texts following infant opioid fatality.\">caucus organizing \u2064event meant<\/a> to boost support for his 2024 \u2063campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON \u2062(Reuters) -The European Commission\u200d launched an investigation on Wednesday into whether to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reactions-to-eu-probe-of-chinese-electric-cars-imports\/\" title=\"EU probe of Chinese electric cars imports sparks mixed reactions.\">impose punitive tariffs<\/a> to \u2064protect European Union automakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 \u200dABB is spending \u200c$280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden,\u2063 the \u2062Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on\u2063 Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric \u2062vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain \u2062and\u2064 Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 Apple said on\u2064 Wednesday its iPhone 12 model \u200cwas\u200d certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2062 rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 How can the PAA be strengthened \u200dto prevent incidents like this from happening in \u200cthe future?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tors for the safety and welfare of these innocent children is appalling and will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tragic incident has raised serious questions about the safety \u2062and regulation of daycare facilities. Parents rely on these \u200bestablishments to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children while \u2062they\u2064 are at work. Incidents like this\u2063 highlight the need for stricter regulations and increased oversight to \u2064ensure the well-being of children \u200bunder the care of daycare providers.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this\u2064 case also sheds light on\u2062 the ongoing opioid crisis\u2064 that is plaguing communities\u2063 across the country. The presence of a dangerous narcotic like \u2064fentanyl in a daycare facility underscores the severity of the issue and the lengths that some individuals will go to in order \u2063to distribute\u200c these harmful substances. It serves as a grim reminder of\u200b the\u2062 devastating impact that the opioid epidemic has on individuals, families, and communities.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution \u200dof Mendez\u2063 and Brito is an important step in seeking justice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent court documents reveal that the daycare operator, responsible for the tragic opiate overdose death of a 1-year-old, deleted over 21,000 encrypted texts to her spouse following the incident. 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