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West Jordan man accused of selling fake pills laced with fentanyl to woman who overdosed and died

A West Jordan man is facing federal charges, accused of selling fentanyl pills to a Murray woman who overdosed and died in 2016.

Investigators built the case using cellphone records and a source, who said John Aaron Favro, 24, sold his pills to participants in Utah’s drug court, a diversion program aimed at those with addiction issues.

The two-count indictment was unsealed Thursday, and originally filed July 3. Favro could face a 20 year to life sentence for distributing a drug that lead to a death.

On Nov. 21, 2016, a woman — identified in court documents only as M.