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U.S. Attorney: Fruitland Park Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Interstate Threats
OCALA, Florida, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Richard Mel Phillips (36, Fruitland Park) has pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce. Phillips faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to court documents, Phillips sent a series of threatening phone calls and voicemails to members of the U.S. Cong  more