Tabitha Bundrick Pleads Guilty in 3 Manhattan Fentanyl Robbery Murders

Q: What hidden federal charges were already looming over the woman who left three clients dead for their belongings?

The looming federal case was a narcotics prosecution tied to the same deaths: Tabitha Bundrick had already pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to two counts of drug distribution after prosecutors initially accused her of drug distribution resulting in death. That federal case was based on her providing fentanyl-laced drugs to the same men she later admitted killing in state court. Under a plea deal, the more severe federal allegation — distribution resulting in death — was resolved as reduced narcotics-distribution counts. She was sentenced in that federal case to 13 years in prison. Reports say her state sentence of 27 years to life is expected to run concurrently with the federal sentence. So, the “hidden” charges looming over her were not separate robbery or homicide counts in federal court, but federal fentanyl-drug distribution charges arising from the same robbery-and-overdose scheme that left three clients dead.

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 9

Tabitha Bundrick, 39, admitted Tuesday that she gave fentanyl-laced drugs to four men in Manhattan, killing three of them in a robbery scheme between April 2023 and February 2024.
Prosecutors said she incapacitated the men, stole items including phones, sneakers, cash and watches, and left the victims unconscious; one surviving victim woke to find Mario Paullan, 42, dead and their belongings gone.
Miguel Navez, 39, was later found dead by his brother, and Abrihan Fernandez, 34, died in his apartment after Bundrick was seen entering and leaving with large bags, according to authorities.
Bundrick pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree assault, and is expected to receive 27 years to life at her Oct. 6 sentencing.