United States Attorney David Capp

Northern District of Indiana

M01-204 S. Main Street

South Bend, IN 46601

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         CONTACT: Mary L. Hatton June 30, 2010                                                                                     PHONE: (219) 937-5603 www.usdoj.gov/usao/inn/                                                                   Fax: (219) 852-2770ACTIVITY IN FEDERAL COURT - SOUTH BEND

South Bend, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced:

Larry Wilson, 26, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Robert Miller, Jr. to 27 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to failure to register as a sex offender. This case was investigated by the United States Marshal’s Service and the Warsaw County Sheriff’s Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John Maciejczyk.

David Regalado, 35, of Knox, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Robert Miller, Jr. to 30 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, specifically, in or around July 2009, he possessed ammunition for multiple types of gun at the home where he was residing. Regalado was previously convicted of intimidation. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives and the Knox Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jesse Barrett.

Dennis Lavengood, 23, of Winamac, Indiana, plead guilty before Magistrate Judge Christopher Nuechterlein to count one of an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank Schaffer.

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.