Federal Enforcement

HAMMOND-  Chester Maclin, Jr., 29 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. […]

SOUTH BEND – Nery Leonel Rivera, 49 years old, a felon from Honduras who had been previously removed from the

HAMMOND – Nathaniel Johnson, 21 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P.

SOUTH BEND – Steven Briones, 37 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge

HAMMOND – Edgar Omar Ortiz-Alvarado, 44 years old, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P.

HAMMOND – Victor Manuel Arellano-Cetina, 34 years old, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon

SOUTH BEND – Bernardo Chagala-Cosme, 34 years old, of a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court

HAMMOND – Katie M. Tristan, 41 years old, of Cedar Lake, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen

SOUTH BEND – Pamela McDonald, 41 years old, of Knox, Starke County, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court

FORT WAYNE – Kenneth Porter, 39 years old, of Fort Wayne, IN, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief

FORT WAYNE – Cecil Spangler, 37 years old, formerly of Roanoke, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief

HAMMOND – Morrell Steven Neely, 65 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was found guilty of wire fraud after a two-day

FORT WAYNE – Khalid Ahamad, 55 years old, of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief

SOUTH BEND –Justin Ring, 37 years old, of Hobart, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R.

HAMMOND – Tomas Hernandez-Orzuna, 40 years old, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after

HAMMOND- Kevin Robinson, 46 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund

SOUTH BEND – Oscar Solano-Salinas, 44 years old, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge

FORT WAYNE, SOUTH BEND, AND HAMMOND – On May 5, 2026, the Honorable Adam L. Mildred completed his fourth month

SOUTH BEND – Terrence Baker, 46 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge

SOUTH BEND – Charles Pheal, Jr., 35 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court

FORT WAYNE – Neumen Jacobs, 32 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief

HAMMOND– David Winchell, 48 years old, of Rohnert Park, California, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S.

HAMMOND – Michael Deckinga, 42 years old, of Dyer, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip S.

SOUTH BEND – On April 23, 2026, Devin Melvin, 33 years old, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by United States