Hammond Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Debra L. Moore, 54 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distributing methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay.

Moore was sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, Moore and her son, co-defendant Erik Patrick Grant,  conspired to distribute methamphetamine between November 2022 and July 2023.  While Grant was detained at the Porter County Jail, Moore assumed control of her son’s methamphetamine dealing operation, selling the drug on multiple occasions.  Moore was arrested at a motel in Schererville, Indiana, where law enforcement recovered methamphetamine, a digital scale, and baggies.   

On December 3, 2024, co-defendant Grant was sentenced to 168 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.

This case was investigated by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael J. Toth.