Miami, Florida Man Charged With Gary Bank Robbery and Murder

HAMMOND- James Anthony King, Jr., age 24, of Miami, Florida, has been indicted for armed bank robbery and murder resulting from the use and carrying of a firearm during that robbery, announced…

California Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison

HAMMOND- Renato Salazar-Lopez, age 34, of San Ysidro, California, was sentenced to 135 months in prison before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, following his conviction by a jury of…

United States Attorney’s Office Announces Tina L. Nommay as Acting United States Attorney

HAMMOND- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Tina L. Nommay is now the Acting United States Attorney. The Vacancies Reform Act (VRA), 5 U.S.C. § 3345(a)(1), provides that when a…

Birmingham Man Sentenced for Fraud against Huntsville Police Officer’s Memorial Fund

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man was sentenced today for a scheme to obtain money from a fund intended for the family of a fallen Huntsville Police officer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim…

Asian man beaten while walking with his baby in stroller in San Francisco

San Francisco, CA – An Asian father was beaten and punched while walking his infant child in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. A video released of the incident shows the man being…

Woman fleeing hit and run, kills man and his Dog named Bruce

SANDY SPRINGS, GA – A woman fleeing from a hit and run collision in Sandy Springs fatally struck and killed a man walking with his dog. On Sunday, at around 8 pm,…

Gary crack dealer gets 5 years in prison

HAMMOND, INDIANA – Yahtzee Harris, 42, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 228 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release following…

Monkey Whisperer Charged for Witness Tampering

TAMPA, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, also known as “the Monkey Whisperer” (57, Parrish), with conspiracy, trafficking, and submitting…

Gary Man who led police on chase gets 5 years in prison

HAMMOND- Varnell Dixon, 24, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge James T. Moody to 60 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking…

Meth Dealer from Gary gets 12 years

HAMMOND- INDIANA – Victor Wiggins, 38, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Philip P. Simon to 144 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to one count of Conspiracy to distribute 5…

Former Purdue Professor Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud the National Science Foundation

HAMMOND, IN – Dr. Qingyou Han, 62, of West Lafayette, Indiana, formerly a Purdue University professor and the Director of its Center for Materials Processing Research, was sentenced today to 2 years’…

Drug Runner Accused of Moving One Kilo of Heroin Through I90 Convicted

HAMMOND, CA – Renato Salazar-Lopez, age 37, of San Ysidro, California, was convicted late yesterday, after a one-day jury trial in the Hammond District Court of possession with intent to distribute one…

Hatch man pleads guilty to hostage taking

ALBUQUERQUE – Mario Balcazar, 23, of Hatch, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on Sept. 24 to a charge of hostage taking. Balcazar remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing. According…

New Jersey Interstate Black Market Gun Trafficking Ring Members Indicted

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a state grand jury has returned an indictment charging seven members of a major gun trafficking ring in Camden with first-degree racketeering, including…

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