Hammond Tax Preparer Sentenced to Probation and One Year of Home Confinement for Filing False IRS Returns and Making False Statements to IRS and to Department of Education

NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 45, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced on November 9, 2022 to five (5) years of probation and one year of home confinement…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Travoy Smith, 40 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of…

Hammond Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False IRS Returns, Making False Statements to IRS and Department of Education

NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 44, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to one count of filing a false…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Matthew Burton, 20 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Charles Devon Byron Cook, 32 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Edward Timothy Rzasa, 49 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of…

Hammond Tax Preparer Charged With Filing False IRS Returns and Making False Statements to IRS and to Department of Education

NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 44, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was charged by bill of information on March 25, 2022, by the U.S. Attorney for filing a false…

Hammond Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Latrell McGee, 28, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition,…

Hammond Resident Pleads Guilty to Possessing with Intent to Distribute More Than One Kilogram of Heroin

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Hammond Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Darryl Ivery, Jr., 24, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to making false statements in connection with the acquisition…

Hammond Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Oxycodone and Firearm Charge

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Hammond Man Sentenced to 117 Months of Imprisonment

HAMMOND-Salvador Alvin, 26, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in…

Hammond welcomes Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux to community

Hammond, LA – Even more of the Bayou State can enjoy mouthwatering, Cajun cuisine while cheering on their favorite team when Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux makes its Hammond debut on Monday, July 19. Located at 305 C…

Hammond man gets 26 years for violent crimes

HAMMOND, INDIANA – Gregory Smith, 28 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody upon entry of a guilty plea, announced Acting United States…

Chicago Bears Advance $5 Billion Stadium Move to Indiana After Illinois Talks Collapse

The Chicago Bears have taken a major step toward leaving Illinois after advancing plans for a $5 billion domed stadium in Indiana backed by more than $1 billion in state incentives. The…

Maryland man turns spare tips into $100K lottery win

Baltimore County driver wins $100K scratch-off using tip money strategy Baltimore, MD – A Baltimore County man has claimed the first $100,000 top prize in Maryland Lottery’s new Scratch & Match game…

Suspect grabs running Chevy but cant outrun police

Stolen SUV chase ends with arrest after midnight theft in Linthicum LINTHICUM, MD – A late-night stop at a business turned into a brief pursuit on Nursery Road after a woman allegedly…

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Linthicum woman quickly arrested after stealing running SUV outside business

LINTHICUM, MD – A 38-year-old woman is facing charges after police say she stole a running vehicle early Friday morning in Linthicum, only to be caught moments later following a brief foot…

Mother arrested after kicking pregnant school officer in the stomach

WASHINGTON, NC – A Washington woman was arrested at an elementary school after deputies say she refused to leave campus during a custody dispute and assaulted a pregnant school resource officer during…

Federal Judge Rejects Developer’s Attempt to Revive Lawsuit Against New Jersey Housing Agency

NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge has denied a motion by a property developer seeking to reopen its dismissed lawsuit against the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), ruling that the…

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