Northern District of West Virginia

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA

William J. Ihlenfeld, II
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

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September 15, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Elkins Resident Entered Guilty Plea
To Theft of Mail Matter

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA — A 38 year old Elkins, West Virginia, resident entered a plea of guilty on September 14, 2010, in United States District Court in Elkins before Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull.

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced that TISHA FAYE HINCHMAN entered a plea of guilty to stealing a Social Security check made payable to another person out of a mail receptacle on July 31, 2009, in Elkins. HINCHMAN, who is currently free on bond pending sentencing, faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stephen D. Warner. The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Elkins Police Department.

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