Hobart Man Charged
HAMMOND- Sergio Gutierrez, age 49, of Hobart, Indiana, has been charged by way of an Indictment with mail fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay. According to documents in this case,…
Three Sentenced for Violent Shooting in Aid of Racketeering
FORT WAYNE – United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty sentenced three individuals, members of “2500,” a Fort Wayne street gang who engaged in drug and firearms trafficking with “Grit Gang,”…
East Chicago Woman Charged Wire Fraud
HAMMOND- Natasha Weeks, age 29, of East Chicago, Indiana, has been charged by way of an Indictment with wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay. According to documents in this…
Arch Family Dentistry Office Managers Charged In Superseding Indictment
HAMMOND- Justyn Arch, age 34, and Trystan Arch, age 31, both of Valparaiso, Indiana were both charged in a Superseding Indictment unsealed today. The Superseding Indictment contains 29 counts alleging various violations…
Defendant Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
FORT WAYNE – Kenneth Apt, 53, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession…
Illinois Man Ordered to Pay Over $82,000 In Restitution
HAMMOND-Mohammed Shahbaz Khan, age 46, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to making false claims related to mortgage assistance from the…
Pair Sentenced for Fraud Against Fort Wayne Company and Ordered to Pay $2.9 Million in Restitution
FORT WAYNE – Brian Nordan, 44, and Dustin Coleman, 43, both of Cassopolis, Michigan, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty upon their pleas of guilty to wire…
South Bend, Indiana Woman was Sentenced
SOUTH BEND – Crystal Egan, age 33, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio upon her pleas of guilty to Hobbs act robbery and…
Detroit Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment
HAMMOND-Altonio Dequan Benson, 30, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio to 84 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $422,552.99 in restitution following his…
Albion Man Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Prison
FORT WAYNE-Chad Fulk, 40, of Albion, Indiana was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or…
Kendallville Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years for Meth Trafficking
FORT WAYNE-Jason Wallen, 41, of Kendallville, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or…
Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 180 Months In Prison
FORT WAYNE- Derrick Smith Jr., 32, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced on June 18, 2021, before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, following his plea of guilty to being a…
Two Men From Illinois Were Sentenced To Over 19 Years in Prison
FORT WAYNE-Quran R. Waterford, 36, of Chicago, Illinois and Gary McCaleb, 31, of Harvey, Illinois, were sentenced on June 18, 2021, before United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, following their…
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…
Elkhart child sex trafficker convicted on multiple charges
SOUTH BEND – Khalil Jackson, age 25, of Elkhart, Indiana, was convicted following a jury trial in the South Bend District Court announced Acting United States Attorney Bell. U.S. District Court Judge…
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