United States Attorney David Capp

Northern District of Indiana

E. Ross Adair Federal Building & United States Courthouse

1300 South Harrison Street, Room 3128

Fort Wayne, IN 46802-3489

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         CONTACT: Mary L. Hatton

March 2, 2010                                                                             PHONE: (219) 937-5603

Fax: (219) 852-2770

FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN FORT WAYNE RETURNS INDICTMENT

Fort Wayne, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced the following activity in federal court:

Ruby Lamb, 58, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, plead guilty on 2/26/10 before Magistrate Judge Roger Cosbey to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, commonly known as “crack”, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Task Force, and the Fort Wayne Police Department Vice and Narcotics Division. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tina Nommay.

Zachary Crebb, 24, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced on 2/26/10 by Judge Theresa Sprinmann to 37 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distribution of MDMA, or Ecstacy , and 60 months imprisonment to run consecutively, and 3 years of supervised release to run concurrently, after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Geller.

Curtis Ray Allen, 57, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, plead guilty on 2/24/10 before Judge Theresa Springmann to receipt and production of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Crime Task Force, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Miller Lowery.

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.

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