U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
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Two Indianapolis men have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in fentanyl distribution in separate cases.
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Joshua W. Stearman, a 42-year-old resident of Anderson, Indiana, has been sentenced to 65 months in federal prison with an additional three years of supervised release after being found guilty of unlawfully possessing incendiary bombs and...
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Javonte Smith, 34, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to a series of armed robberies.
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Cory Todd Cox, a 38-year-old resident of Noblesville, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and will face a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts related to the receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse...
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Demarcus McCloud, 46, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of malicious damage to property receiving federal funds and one count of malicious...
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Two men involved in a fentanyl trafficking operation have been sentenced to federal prison for their activities.
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Stacy Lamont Griffin, 33, from Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.
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Otha Don Watkins III, a federal inmate from Cairo, Illinois, has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison following his guilty plea to charges of involuntary manslaughter and possessing contraband.
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James Charleston Jr., a 36-year-old resident of Evansville, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Q’Tez Laquan Ginn, a 19-year-old from Indianapolis, has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison.
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Darren Ringenberg, a 30-year-old resident of Louisville, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.
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Javier Moreno-Garibaldi, a 38-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison with an additional two years of supervised release.
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Federal authorities have charged 21 individuals in connection with a drug trafficking organization based in Indianapolis.
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Manuel Vasquez-Mongia, a 32-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Bryant Hoskins, 20, and Samuel Fancher, Jr., 19, both from Indianapolis, have been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Kristopher McDonald, 37, on eight counts related to his operation of a human and drug trafficking enterprise known as "The Kristopher McDonald Organization."
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The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana held its annual Law Enforcement Awards ceremony on May 16, 2025, at the Indiana War Memorial & Museum in Indianapolis.
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Melvin Anderson, a 23-year-old resident of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release.
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Curtis Doughty, a former corrections officer from Muncie, has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to charges of deprivation of rights under color of law.
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David Joseph Mull, a 52-year-old resident of North Vernon, Indiana, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release.