U.S. Department of Justice

                                                                                    United States Attorney

                                                                                    Northern District of Indiana 

Joseph S. Van Bokkelen                                                                                        E. Ross Adair Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse

United States Attorney                                                                                          1300 South Harrison, Room 3128                                               (260) 422-2595

                                                                                                                              Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802                                              FAX: (260) 426-1616

TTD: (260) 420-7258

                                                                                    April 27, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RELEASED BY:                   Joseph S. Van Bokkelen

                                                United States Attorney

                                                Northern District of Indiana

                                                5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500

                                                Hammond, Indiana 46320 

PRESS RELEASE

            The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictment:

            JOY NEUENSCHWANDER, age 33, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, charged in a three count Indictment with each charging a violation of wire fraud involving a scheme to defraud and to obtain monies/funds from a company. This charge was filed as the result of an investigation by the United States Secret Service. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lovita Morris King, who can be reached at 260-422-2595 for any inquiries.

            The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

            The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

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