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JUNE 2013

Date
US v
Press Release

6/4/13

Fort Wayne

Ron Luthe
Indictment: Felon in Possession of a Firearm

6/5/13

Hammond

Jeffrey Williams
Indictment: Distribution of Heroin; Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Christopher Bour
Superseding Indictment: Production of Child Pornography; Purchase of a Child
Natisha Hillard
Superseding Indictment: Production of Child Pornography; Sale of a Child

6/7/13

Hammond

Kenneth Myers
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
South Bend
Dayman Olivares
Plea: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Juan Gallardo
Plea: Conspiracy to Manufacture, Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
Jarvis Ward
Plea: Racketeering; Brandishing a Firearm during a Crime of Violence
Germaine Hadley
Plea: Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Harold Snyder III
Plea: Obstructing the Mail
Joseph Bradshaw, Jr.
Plea: Possession of Firearm in and affecting Interstate Commerce
Larry Harris, Jr.
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Mark Weaver
Disposition: Making False Statements in Acquisition of Firearm
Fort Wayne
Jennifer Santiago
Disposition:Distribution of Cocaine; Selling Firearm to Convicted Felon
Kristen Hitzfield
Disposition: Making False Statements in Purchase of Firearm

6/13/13

South Bend

Kandi Biggins
Indictment: Bank Fraud
Bryant Rios
Indictment Felon in Possession of Firearm
Abdul Amin Shabaaz
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Fort Wayne
Deyante Stephens
Indictment: Bank Robbery

6/14/13

Hammond

Hector Garcia
Plea: Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Deanbra Martin
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Daniel Loy
Plea: Distribution of Cocaine
Tamika Gayden
Plea: False Statements in Purchase of Firearm
Moses Tarawali
Disposition: Unlawful Acts - Controlled Substance Distribution
South Bend
Emilio Santana-Esquivel
Indictment: Falsely Representing to be US Citizen; Identity Theft; Use of False Social Security Number
Sylvester Mayes
Plea: Distribution of Crack Cocaine
Ricky Ruiz
Plea: Distribution of Cocaine
Jose Martinez
Plea: Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Jeffrey Sheppard
Disposition: Carrying Firearm during Drug Trafficking Crime/Crime of Violence
Fort Wayne
Derrick Tennant
Plea: Use of Communication Facility to Facilitate Drug Felony
Glenda Brickey
Plea: Possession with intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Ricky Winston
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

 

MAY 2013

Date
US v
Press Release

5/1/13

Hammond

Antonio Collins
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Brian Washington
Indictment: Distribution of Crack Cocaine; Possession of Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime; Dealing in Firearms without License
Tony Bronson
Indictment: Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
South Bend
Robert E. Miller
Guilty Verdict: Tax Evasion

5/3/13

Hammond

Nathan Huey-Dingle
Complaint: Sex Trafficking by Force; Transporting Across State Lines to Engage in Prostitution
Joshua Atwood
Plea: Possession of Child Pornography
Francisco Perez
Plea: Possession with intent to Distribute Cocaine
Michael Hostetler
Disposition: Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
Maria Sustaita
Disposition: Aggravated Identity Theft; Obstruction of Correspondence
Jose Zambrano
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Marcus McCants
Disposition: Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin
South Bend
Raymond Alger
Disposition: Possession of Child Pornography
Jeremy Dyer
Disposition: Distribution of Marijuana
Karla Ruelas
Disposition: Conspiracy to Harbor Illegal Aliens; Mail Fraud
Richard Hodges
Disposition: Theft of Social Security Retirement Benefits
Jeffrey Cripe
Disposition: Distribution of Child Pornography
Eric Arnold
Disposition: Use of a Communication Facility to Distribute Marijuana
Fort Wayne
Mark Honer
Disposition: Possession with the intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine

5/10/13

Hammond

Ivan Quiroz
Disposition: Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering Activity; Narcotics Conspiracy; Murder in Aid of Racketeering Activity Use of a Firearm during a Crime of Violence and Drug Trafficking
South Bend
Ricky Hemphill; Timothy Whitfield
Plea: Racketeering
Omar Lewis
Plea: Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Fort Wayne
James Dodson
Plea: Possession of Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
Luther Vanhoosier
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Craig Whigum; Brenton Ennis
Plea: Robbery of Firearms and Money; Use of Firearm during Crime of Violence
Evangelos Doublas
Plea: Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Danny Villarreal
Disposition: Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Pedro Rubio-Garcia
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Methamphetamine; Distribution of Methamphetamine; Selling of Firearm to Convicted Felon
Jose Noe Perea Casteneda
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Methamphetamine
Armando Herrera-Velasquez
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Manuel Herrera
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Maintaining Residence to Distribute Cocaine
Elida Herrera
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Maintaining Residence to Distribute Cocaine
Maria Herrera
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Efren Paniagua-Pizano
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Luis Tapia
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Maintain Residence to Distribute Cocaine
Armando Gonzales-Gutierrez
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of Communication Facility
Darwin Altamirano
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of Communication Facility
Juan Corona
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of a Communication Facility
Damian Dubose
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Distribution of Cocaine; Use of a Communication Facility
Leobardo Gaona
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of a Communication Facility
Gelacio Martinez
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of a Communication Facility
Gerardo Martinez-Gaston
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of a Communication Facility
Juan Pena
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of a Communication Facility
Guadalupe Luna
Indictment: Distribution of Cocaine
Cynthia Sanchez
Indictment: Distribution of Cocaine
Jerry Sell
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine;
John Bennett
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; Use of a Communication Facility

5/17/13

Hammond

Alfonso Salina
Plea: Bribery; Tax Evasion
Joshua Robinson
Plea: Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number
Che Williams
Plea: Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number
Jesus Vasquez
Plea: Distribution of Cocaine
Jennifer Guelinas
Disposition: Wire Fraud
Noe Diaz
Disposition: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Methamphetamine
Cesar Diaz
Disposition: Distribution of Cocaine
Marquis Young
Disposition: Use of Firearm during Crime of Violence
Vahan Kelerchian
Indictment: Conspiracy to Provide False Information to Federal Firearms Licensee; Conspiracy to Defraud Food and Drug Administration; Conspiracy to Make False Statements-Demonstration Letters; Making False Statements-Demonstration Letters; Bribery; Conspiracy to Money Launder
Roman Perez
Indictment: Making False Statements on Tax Return; False Statements in Bankruptcy Proceeding
George Van Til
Indictment: Wire Fraud; Obstruction of Justice
South Bend
Michael Volpe
Plea: Wire Fraud; Money Laundering

5/23/13

Fort Wayne

Rico Parrish
Indictment: Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Christopher Seals
Indictment: Armed Bank Robbery; Use of Firearm during a Crime of Violence; Felon in Possession of Firearm
Armando Herrera-Velasquez; Manuel Herrera; Elida Herrera; Maria Herrera; Efren Paniagua-Pizano; Luis Tapia; Juan Perez
Superseding Indictment

5/24/13

Hammond

Darmaile Sutton
Plea: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Justin Weaver
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Earkle Tyler
Disposition: Distribution of Cocaine Base
Aaron Sokolowski
Disposition: Possession with the intent to Distribute Marijuana
Christopher Cannon
Disposition: Mail Fraud
Elias Gaytan
Disposition: Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Oscar Gonzalez
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity; Conspiracy to Possesses with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana
Martin Anaya
Disposition: Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy
Jason Ortiz
Disposition: Racketeering Conspiracy
Jermaine Ellis
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Antonio Martinez, Jr.
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Hiluterio Chavez
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Fort Wayne
Doan ld Smith
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Kenneth Schambers

Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

5/31/13

Hammond

Daniel Roman
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Allen Evens
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
Kenneth Robinson
Plea: Health Care Fraud
Sammy Earl Jones
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Justin Tiggs
Plea: Felon in Possession of Ammunition
Joseph Jamal Smith
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Roman Perez
Plea: False Statements on Tax Return; False Statements in Bankruptcy Proceeding
Justin Sullivan
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Richard Hawkins
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Rufus Williams
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Ammunition
Manolo Lopez-Ramirez
Disposition: Illegal Alien in Possession of Firearm
Douglas Bryant
Disposition: Conspiracy to Defraud the United States; Social Security Fraud
Roy Cast III
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
South Bend
Damar Howell
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Miguel Perez
Plea: Distribution of Cocaine
Christina Glen
Plea: Theft of Government Property
Pedro Caldera-Pacheco
Plea: Possession of Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
Keith Galassi
Disposition: Theft of Government Property
David Oldham
Disposition: Destruction of Digital Images and Videos Containing Child Pornography with Intent to Impair Official Proceedings
Laef Wade
Disposition:Use of Communication Facility in Drug Trafficking
Fort Wayne
Sergio Alvarez-Arellano
Plea: Possession with intent to Distribute Cocaine
Demarcus White
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Russell Cowherd
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

 

APRIL 2013

Date
US v
Press Release

4/3/13

Hammond

Eugene Jackson, Jr.
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Terrance Winton
Indictment: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Sammy Earl Jones
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Simmuel Mobley
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
Joseph Jamel Smith
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm

4/4/13

Fort Wayne

Ayad Al Shaibani
Indictment: Use of Unauthorized Food Stamps; Redemption of Illegally Received Food Stamps

4/5/13

Hammond

Leon Thomas
Disposition: Aggravated Identity Theft
South Bend
Kevin Howell
Plea: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Brian Newman
Disposition: Enticement of Minor to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct
Fort Wayne
Arturo Deluna
Indictment: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Use of Communication Facility in Conspiracy to Possess and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Ku-La Lwin
Plea: Receipt and Possession of Non-Registered Firearm
Leonard Riley
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
James Rogers
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm

4/12/13

Hammond

Ronald Parks
Plea: Kidnapping; Bank Robbery
Imaru Jones
Plea: Distribution of Marijuana
Jazneen Williams
Plea: False Statements in Purchase of Firearm
William Weigand
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Robert Lockhart
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Aaron Grant
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Jeremiah Stevenson
Disposition: Robbery
Lavelle Hatley
Disposition: Robbery
South Bend
Brison Williams
Plea: Racketeering
Cedric Hill
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Sandra Alfaro
Plea: Conspiracy to Harbor Illegal Aliens; Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
Lorenzo Jackson
Disposition: Possession with the intent to Distribute Marijuana; Possession of a Firearm in furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Efrain Castenada
Disposition: Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Alien; Unlawful Hostage Taking/Detention
Jose Nevarez
Disposition: Structuring Transactions to Evade Reporting Requirements
Fort Wayne
Patrick O'Quinn
Disposition: Distribution of Methamphetamine

4/15/13

South Bend

Brett Keiling
Disposition: Threat to Employee of United States Government

4/19/13

Hammond

Demetrius Moore
Indictment: Theft of Government Property
Luis Yanez
Plea: Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Amin Velazquez
Plea: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Distribution of Cocaine
Tracey Tigner
Plea: Embezzlement of Union Funds
Marilyn Krusas
Plea: Tax Evasion
Octavio Alejandre-Mata
Plea: Distribution of Cocaine
Phyllis Lark
Plea: Submitting False Claims to Indiana Medicaid
Maxie Rallings, Jr.
Disposition: Distribution of Crack Cocaine
Lynn Little
Disposition: Distribution of Marijuana
South Bend
Kristopher Brooks
Plea: Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Clinton Vortice
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Kori Ann Donovan
Plea: Health Care Fraud; Fraud with Identification Documents
Kenneth McCreary, Jr.
Plea: Theft of Stolen Mail Matter
Chhit Taing
Disposition: Distribution of Marijuana
Tommy Webster
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime; Manufacture of Marijuana; Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base; Felon in Possession of Firearm
Hayle Doty
Disposition: Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Fort Wayne
Scot Silvers
Plea: Use of Counterfeit Access Devices; Fraud with Identification Documents; Making Counterfeit Obligations
Alex White
Plea: Armed Robbery

4/24/13

Fort Wayne

Trey Jackson; Deangelo Copeland
Indictment: Armed Bank Robbery; Use of a Firearm during and in relation to a Crime of Violence
Nicole Andrews
Indictment: Armed Bank Robbery;Accessory after the Fact
Matthew Vanschoick; Michael Bure
Indictment: Bank Robbery

4/26/13

Hammond

Jose Gonzalez
Plea: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Johana Velazquez
Plea: Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
Krystal Puntillo-Raggs; Javorious Raggs; Terrence Benson
Plea: Passing Counterfeit Obligations
Darren Williams
Plea: Possession of Child Pornography
Julian Rebeles
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Phillip Ramos II
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Nathan Elmore
Disposition: Robbery
Seandell Rounds
Disposition: Robbery
South Bend
Robert Pulliam
Plea: Manufacturing Marijuana
Dale Hite
Plea: Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine

 

MARCH 2013

Date
US v
Press Release

3/1/13

Hammond

David Finley, Jr.
Plea: False Statements in Purchase of Firearm; Distribution of Marijuana
Mark Bailey
Disposition: Aggravated Identity Theft
Corey Dawson
Disposition: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin
Orlando Alvarez-Barrientos
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin
South Bend
Larry Harris, Jr.
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Aurelio Guerra
Plea: Distribution of Marijuana; Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
Willie Caldwell
Disposition: Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime; Felon in Possession of Firearm
Oliver Collins
Disposition: Theft from Program Receiving Federal Funds
Fort Wayne
Dashawn Jones
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Jose Soto
Plea: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Osiris Espinoza
Disposition: Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine

3/4/13

Fort Wayne

Curtis Wittwer
Indictment: Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Crime; Unlawful User of a Controlled Substance in Possession of A Firearm

3/6/13

Hammond

Christopher Bour
Indictment: Purchase of a Child for Production of Child Pornography; Production of Child Pornography; Possession of Child Pornography
Natisha Hllard
Indictment: Sale of Child by a Parent to Participate in Production of Child Pornography; Permitting a Child by a Parent to Participate in the Production of Child Pornography

3/8/13

Hammond

Wesley King
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Maria Sustaita
Plea: Aggravated Identity Theft; Obstruction of Justice
Richard Jenkins
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Gregorio Valencia
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Dante Vasquez
Disposition: Production of Child Pornography
South Bend
Ruben Trevino
Plea: Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Javon Thomas
Disposition: Carrying a Firearm that Discharged during a Drug Trafficking Crime and Crime of Violence
Fort Wayne
Antonio Sewell
Plea: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine

3/14/13

Hammond

Dante Reyes
Plea: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
South Bend
Yulia Abair
Guilty Verdict: Structuring Transactions to Evade Reporting Requirements

3/15/13

Hammond

Willie Flowers
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Kenneth Myers
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
South Bend
Marquis Broadway
Plea: Carjacking; Brandishing Firearm during Crime of Violence
Fort Wayne
Michael Scott
Disposition: Use of Firearm during Drug Trafficking Crime
Jeremiah Thompson
Disposition: Maintaining Place for the Purpose of Distributing Heroin; Felon in Possession of Firearm
Charles Martin
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Rachel McMillan
Disposition: Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin

3/19/13

South Bend

Christina Glen
Indictment: Theft of Government Property; Wire Fraud
Francisco Perez
Indictment: Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance

3/20/13

Hammond

Jack Schaap
Disposition: Transportation of a Minor with the Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

3/21/13

Hammond

Miguel Herrera
Indictment: Distribution of Cocaine
Tareq Al-Hindi; Azzam Al-Hindi; Hosam Abul-Husn
Indictment: Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud; Mail Fraud
Tambra Ducker
Indictment: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin

3/22/13

Hammond

Rebhi Mohammad; Ola Mohammad; Abdkdar Mohammad
Superseding Indictment: Conspiracy to Defraud the USDA SNAP Program
Dwayne Crawford
Plea: Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Marijuana; Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Engaging in Monetary Transaction with Criminally Derived Property
Miguel Chavez
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
South Bend
Jaleen McGee
Plea: Racketeering
Alvin Blade III
Plea: Carrying a Firearm and using a Firearm during a Drug Trafficking Crime/Crime of Violence
David Dircks
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Fort Wayne
Glenda Brickey
Complaint: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Juan Sandoval
Complaint: Distribution of Methamphetamine
Javier Madrigal; Lizbeth Correa
Complaint: Distribution and Possession with the intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Michael Watkins
Disposition: Distribution of Child Pornography; Possession of Child Pornography

3/27/13

Fort Wayne

Glenda Brickey
Indictment: Possession of Methamphetamine; Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Juan Sandoval
Indictment: Distribution of Methamphetamine; Felon in Possession of Firearm; Possession of Firearm not Registered to Him
Javier Madrigal
Indictment: Distribution of Methamphetamine
Lizbeth Correa
Indictment: Distribution of Methamphetamine; Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises

3/29/13

Hammond

Brian Levesque
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
South Bend
Andres Garcia
Plea: Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Harry Kiste
Plea: Failure to Register as Sex Offender
Demerius Shaw
Plea: Racketeering; Discharge of Firearm during Crime of Violence
Jesus DeLeon, Sr.
Disposition: Furnishing False Statements in Acquisition of Firearm
Fort Wayne
Walter Ridley
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Jarrod Vroom
Disposition: Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Otaimond McFarthing
Disposition: Distribution of Marijuana
Jason Davis
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

 

FEBRUARY 2013

Date
US v
Press Release

2/1/13

Hammond

Phillip Ramos II
Plea: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Francisco Ramirez
Disposition: Receipt of a Bribe by an Agent of a Local Government Receiving Federal Funds
James Reynolds
Disposition: Making False Statements in Purchase of Firearm
Steven Moten
Disposition: Distribution of Crack Cocaine
Fort Wayne
Roberto Villa
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

2/6/13

Hammond

Monta Oliver
Indictment: Distribution of Crack Cocaine
Leonardo Torres-Flores
Indictment: Being Found in the US after having been previously Removed

2/7/13

Hammond

Stacy Davis
Indictment: Bank Robbery
Ronald Parks
Indictment: Kidnapping

2/8/13

Hammond

Seandell Rounds
Plea: Robbery
Lance Payton
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Randall Causey
Disposition: Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Wire Fraud
Ikedia Smith
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
South Bend
Jeffrey Scott
Plea: Possession of Child Pornography
Corey Fair
Disposition: Robbery
Daniel Young
Disposition: Production of Child Pornography
Jesus DeLeon, Jr.
Disposition: Distribution of Marijuana
Shawn Sanders
Disposition: Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Fort Wayne
Joseph Brewington
Plea: Maintaining a Premises for Distribution of Marijuana
Donovan Gray
Disposition: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana

2/12/13

Hammond

Tracey Tigner
Indictment: Embezzlement/Theft of Funds from Union

2/14/13

South Bend

Kevin Howell
Indictment: Distribution/Possession of Controlled Substance
Darrius Agnew
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm/Possession of Stolen Firearm
Joseph Brownlee
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
John Carlisle
Indictment: Financial Institution Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Fraud; Making False Statements Regarding Mortgage Loans
Daniel Haslam
Indictment: Possession of Unregistered Firearm Silencer; Manufacturing Methamphetamine; Possession of Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime; Drug User in Possession of Firearms
Ian Kideys;K2 Capital Management
Indictment: Wire Fraud; Mail Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Fraud; Money Laundering
Michael Volpe
Indictment: Wire Fraud; Mail Fraud; Money Laundering
Christopher Wilhite
Indictment: Possession of Child Pornography

2/15/13

Hammond

Jazneen Williams
Indictment: Making False Statements in Purchase of Firearm; False Statements to Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer
Lawrence Zitt
Disposition: Conspiracy to Possess with the intent to Distribute Heroin
Guillermo Briseno
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity; Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Alejandro Lara
Disposition: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
South Bend
Omar Duran Lagunes; Luis Omar Montes Merino; Yalitz Borrero; Evelyn Borrero; Margarito Fuentes Reyes
Conviction: Immigration Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
Scott Reahard
Plea: Possession of Child Pornography
Gigi Riley
Plea: Conspiracy to Defraud US Treasury; Filing False Tax Returns
Robert Troup
Disposition: Production of Child Pornography
Michael Hodowaniac
Disposition: Attempted Arson of Vehicle
Fort Wayne
Joseph Klinker
Plea: Bank Fraud
Travis Black
Disposition: Maintaining Residence for Manufacturing and Distributing Marijuana

2/21/13

Hammond

Roberto Ramirez Cardona
Indictment: Distribution of Heroin
Julian Rebeles
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Scott Filbey
Indictment: Production of Child Pornography
Anthony Stewart
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
William Weigand
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm

2/22/13

Hammond

Lakita Lee
Indictment: Theft of Government Property
Eddie Torres
Plea: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity; Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana
Thomas Philpot
Disposition: Mail Fraud; Theft from Federally Funded Program
Thomas Spangle
Disposition: Distribution of Child Pornography
Martin Jonassen
Disposition: Kidnapping; Intimidation of a Witness
Victor Meza, Jr.
Disposition: Conspiracy to Particiapte in Racketeering Activity; Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana
Osvaldo Herrera
Disposition: Distribution of Cocaine
Nicholas Jackson
Disposition: Unlawful User/Addict in Possession of Firarms
South Bend
Andre Bradford
Indictment: Distribution of Heroin
David Lee Robinson
Indictment: Distribution of Heroin
Christopher Akens
Plea: Possession of Child Pornography
Deneen Lewis
Plea: Theft of Government Funds
Jeffrey Farmer
Disposition: Accessing with Intent to View Child Pornography
Timothy Lewis
Disposition: Distribution of Heroin; Possession of Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
Darnell Jackson
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Jermaine Davis
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
John Hodowaniac
Disposition: Attempted Arson of a Vehicle
Fort Wayne
Jermorris Sewell
Plea: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine

2/28/13

Fort Wayne

Robert Bodley
Indictment: Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Marijuana
Contrel Johnson
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Ku-La Lwin
Indictment: Receipt and Possession of Non-Registered Firearm; Unlawful User of Controlled Substance in Possession of Firarm
Leonard Riley
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Jamison Gudorf
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm; Possession of Non-Registered Firearm
Michael Fabini
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana; Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises; Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Unlawful Activity
Marshall Butler
Indictment: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana; Maintaining a Drug Involved Premises

 

JANUARY 2013

Date
US v
Press Release

1/9/13

Fort Wayne

Troy Ditiway
Indictment: Possession of Child Pornography

1/11/13

Hammond

Montell Williams
Plea: Transporting for Prostitution
Laurie Brezinski
Plea: Embezzlement; Filing False Tax Returns
Nathaniel Milligan, Jr.
Disposition: Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine; Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Kimberlyn Cross
Disposition: Wire Fraud
Gerardo Lozano
Disposition: Paying Bribe to Agent of Local Government Receiving Federal Funds
South Bend
Brett Keiling
Plea: Threat to Assault Employee of United States
Jose Nevarez
Plea: Structuring Transactions to Evade Reporting Requirements
Christopher Peter
Disposition: Possession of Firearm in furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime

1/17/13

Hammond

Breon Miller, Jr.; David Hardin, Jr.
Indictment: Armed Robbery; Possession of Stolen Firearm
Octavio Alejandre-Mata
Indictment: Distribution of Cocaine; Illegal Alien
Allen Ray Evens
Indictment: Felon in Possession
Charles Johnson, Jr.
Indictment: Possession with the Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
South Bend
Jonathan Parahams, Jr.; Africa Gunn; Angela White; Alicia Green
Indictment: Participation in Scheme to Prepare and File False Tax Returns

1/18/13

Hammond

Robert Lockhart
Plea: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity
Jeremiah Stevenson
Plea: Robbery; Use of Firearm in furtherance of Robbery
Lavelle Hatley
Plea: Robbery
Cesar Yepez
Disposition: Conspiracy to distribute Cocaine
Kevin Weston
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Efrain Hernandez
Disposition: Conspiracy to Distribute and Distribution of Methamphetamine
Frederick Rivera
Disposition: Distribution of Crack Cocaine
South Bend
Jeffrey Cripe
Plea: Distribution of Child Pornography
Paul Minix
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

1/24/13

Fort Wayne

Dashawn Jones
Indictment: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Julius Lawson
Indictment: Attempted Robbery of Mail Carrier; Use of Firearm during Crime of Violence; Interference with Performance of Duties of an Employee of the United States
Scot Silvers
Indictment: Use of Counterfeit Access Devices; Fraud with Identification Documents; Possession of Device Making Equipment; Making Counterfeit Obligations; Passing Counterfeit Obligations

1/25/13

Hammond

Phillip Rucker
Disposition: Wire Fraud
Christopher Bunch
Disposition: Production of Child Pornography
Edward Kabella
Disposition: Conspiracy to Provide False Information to a Federal Firearms Licensee; Conspiracy to Defraud the FDA; Making False Statements on a Tax Return
Timmothy Williams
Disposition: Misuse of a Social Security Number; Fraud with Identification Documents; Aggravated Identity Theft
South Bend
Shawn Lunsford
Plea: Possession of Child Pornography
David Blystone
Disposition: Possession of a Machine gun
Fort Wayne
Sheila Robinson
Indictment: Wire Fraud; Mail Fraud; Making a False Claim; Aggravated Identity Theft
Russell Cowherd
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Danny Villarreal
Plea: Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Baldemar Robles
Plea: Maintaining a Place for the Purpose of Distributing Cocaine and Marijuana; Felon in Possession of Firearm
Michael Banks
Plea: Felon in Possession of Firearm
Terrance Martin
Disposition: Felon in Possession of Firearm

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