An elderly Texas woman with a nursing degree was sentenced in federal court recently for her role distributing 150,000 lethal doses of fentanyl after being caught by an undercover agent, the US Attorney’s Office for Rhode Island announced Monday.

Patrica Parker, 74, received the ruling after reportedly insisting she did not know her parcels contained fentanyl.

Investigators, however, argued that the case “presented dangers that an educated, adult woman must have recognized,” according to a sentencing memorandum.

Prosecutors said Parker pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and distributing more than 310 grams of the drug.

She was sentenced to two years probation, including nine months of home confinement, according to the office.

Officials said Parker, who now lives in

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