FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT

Hammond, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Hammond, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on August 1, 2007:

ROBERT H. WAINWRIGHT, age 63, of Chesterton, Indiana, having been convicted of Child Molesting in 1995, was charged in a 2 count indictment with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Count One charges the defendant with possession of three firearms and ammunition possessed by him at his office in Gary, Indiana. Count Two charges the defendant with possession of twenty-two firearms recovered from his residence in Chesterton, Indiana This case is being investigated by the ATF/HIDTA Task Force. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean R. Lanter.

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 these indictments are merely allegations and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

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