ELMIRA HEROIN DEALER PLEADS GUILTY

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andrew Tingling, 39, of Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, one kilogram or more of heroin, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10,000,000. 

Assistant U.S. Robert A. Marangola, who is handling the case, stated that the charges stem from an investigation into the sale of heroin in the City of Elmira. On March 1, 2019, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Elmira. During the search, law enforcement officers seized $70,593 in U.S. currency, paraphernalia for the processing, packaging, and distribution of narcotics, approximately 318 grams of heroin, and a loaded .22 caliber handgun. Tingling was located and arrested inside the residence with a female.

The conviction was the culmination of an investigation on the part of the Elmira Police Department, under the direction of Chief Joseph Kane; the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, under the direction of Major Mary Clark; the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Acting Sheriff William A. Schrom; and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, New York Field Office.  Sentencing is scheduled for October 7, 2019, at 10:15 a.m. Judge Siragusa.