Ralph A. Dengler

Ralph A. Dengler is a lawyer and officer in the United States Marine Corp Reserve. Dengler's current field is intellectual property law and other high-technology related fields of law, at the firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper and Scinto. Dengler served in Iraq in 2003, where he was the executive officer for the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines. On June 5, 2003 troops from his battalion, staffing Camp Whitehorse, caused a death in custody, that Lieutena... more

Ralph A. Dengler is a lawyer and officer in the United States Marine Corp Reserve. Dengler's current field is intellectual property law and other high-technology related fields of law, at the firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper and Scinto. Dengler served in Iraq in 2003, where he was the executive officer for the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines. On June 5, 2003 troops from his battalion, staffing Camp Whitehorse, caused a death in custody, that Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Ingwersen classified as a homicide. Initially eight Marines were charged. Charges against four of the Marines were dropped. One Marine accepted immunity, in return for his testimony. Following the article 32 hearing of the three remaining Marines, Corporal Christian Hernandez, Sergeant Gary Pittman and major Clarke Paulus, Dengler spoke out and criticized the NCIS investigation. Dengler called the NCIS unethical and disrespectful. He said one Marine, who was not yet an American citizen. was threatened with losing his... less