Week In Review –hammond

        Hammond, Indiana — The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court:

DISPOSITIONS

• Robinson Morales, 37, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment with 2 years supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm.  According to documents filed in this case, on March 15, 2013, Morales possessed a .22 caliber pistol after having been convicted of crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year.  This case was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas J. Padilla.

• Jose L. Ruiz-Medina, 49, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced to time served and will face immigration removal proceedings after pleading guilty to the felony offense of illegal re-entry.  According to documents filed in this case, the defendant had been previously deported to Mexico from the United States after having been convicted of a felony offense in the State of California. On or about October 2014, the defendant, a citizen of Mexico, illegally re-entered the United States and eluded and evaded immigration officials until found and arrested by law enforcement.  This case was the result of an investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Randall Stewart.