Repeat Felon Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

INDIANAPOLIS – Leonard Williamson Jr., 34, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. According to…

Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession

INDIANAPOLIS – Corey Thomas, 33, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to fifteen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. According to court documents, on November…

Armed Bank Robber from Floyds Knobs Sentenced to Twelve Years in Federal Prison for Committing Five Robberies in Ten Weeks

INDIANAPOLIS – Daniel Wilkinson, 30, of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, was sentenced yesterday to twelve years in federal prison after pleading guilty to five different Indianapolis area bank robberies, and two counts of…

Six Years in Federal Prison for Man Who Illegally Possessed Stolen Handgun in Chicago

CHICAGO — A man who illegally possessed a stolen semi-automatic handgun in Chicago has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. DEANDRE MORRISON illegally possessed the loaded firearm on Nov. 23,…

Chicago Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Jarron Price, 29 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession…

Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Drug Distribution

INDIANAPOLIS – Demario Barker, 33, of Kokomo, Indiana, was sentenced late last week to twenty-five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of distribution of methamphetamine. According to…

Two Predators Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Four Children They met on Social Media Platforms

INDIANAPOLIS – Thomas James Israel, 46, of Ft. Wayne, and Max Schafer, 31, of Brownsburg, were each sentenced to federal prison for their role in exploiting four children between October 2019 and…

Career Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offenses and Illegal Drug Distribution

INDIANAPOLIS – Willie Irving, 30, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to…

Child Predator Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Sexually Explicit Material of a Minor

EVANSVILLE – Christopher J. McGee, 45, of Evansville, was sentenced today to twenty-four years in federal prison for production and attempted production of sexually explicit material involving minors. According to court…

Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

INDIANAPOLIS – Troy Fulmer, 32, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during…

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting a Gun on Federal Property During the May 2020 Protests

INDIANAPOLIS – Tyrone Ross, 30, Indianapolis, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ross is prohibited from possessing firearms due to multiple…

Two Indicted for Death of 4-Year-Old Silver Spring Illiana Hernandez

SILVER SPRING, MD – Two men have been indicted for the October 2021 fatal collision that resulted in the death of 4-year-old Iliana Hernandez of Silver Spring. Police today said 25-year-old Gilberto…

Toledo Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Motorcoach Buses and Defrauding Church Group

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Derrick Lamont Jones, 57, of Toledo, was sentenced on May 31, 2022, to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay $21,702 in…

Federal Jury Convicts Mexican National for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury yesterday convicted Alexander Juarez-Sanchez, a/k/a Jose Manuel Flores, age 37, a citizen of Mexico most recently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances…

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

INDIANAPOLIS – Marvin Love, 38, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, being a felon…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago

CHICAGO — With the summer months approaching, John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to combat violent…

Gary Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Courtney Lewis, 41 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of…

Michigan Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Taequan Richardson, 23 years old, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession…

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…

Gary Man Sentenced To 235 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Omarr Williams, 43, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during…

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