A jury had convicted prominent defense attorney Kenneth Ravenell in December
Federal prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady to sentence Ravenell to eight years in prison, whereas Ravenell sought probation. Ravenell is expected to appeal.
Sentenced to more than two decades in prison, Byrd no longer appears on online federal prison rolls and may have been released early, perhaps due to his cooperation with prosecutors. There are several sealed filings in his criminal case. “[The jury] very clearly could have convicted each of the defendants on all the charges,” O’Grady said. “There was sufficient evidence.”
During and after the highprofile trial, members of the legal community were quick to criticize the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland and Wise for what they considered an overzealous investigation into one of the state’s most respected lawyers. Wise, in his remarks to the court Wednesday, seemed unfazed, calling Ravenell greedy and corrupt.“Without money launderers like Ken Ravenell, large-scale drug dealers like Richard Byrd wouldn’t exist,” Wise said.
New Antioch Baptist Church Pastor Kenneth Barney, defense attorney and close friend Randall Craig and sister Doris Brown-Ravenell all testified in court Wednesday on behalf of Ravenell’s character, money laundering conviction aside. Barney said Ravenell joined New Antioch Baptist Church of Randallstown on March 24, 1996, and has stood out in a congregation of roughly 7,500 for his generosity and commitment. Many of the letters submitted on Ravenell’s behalf, as well as the testimony offered in court, centered on his faith and commitment to family.“I don’t know another man like him who is so dedicated to the law and the community,” Craig said.
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