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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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.
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Jamie M. Powell and Richard Smith, residents of Anderson, Indiana, have been sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to sexually exploit a minor.
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Last week, three individuals were arrested and charged in the Southern District of Indiana for illegally reentering the United States after previous deportation.
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William Virgil Russell, II, a 33-year-old resident of Evansville, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
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Gabriel Whitley, a former congressional candidate from Indianapolis, has been sentenced to three months in federal prison, followed by a year of supervised release.
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Joshua T. Mebane, a 29-year-old from Silver Spring, Maryland, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for the murder of his cellmate, Michael Tucker, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Belarmino Sierra-Mata, a 47-year-old resident of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
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On April 10, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana held a ceremony to recognize 22 members of federal, state, and local law enforcement.
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A federal jury has reached a verdict against Joshua W. Stearman of Anderson, Indiana.
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Marquell T. Lockridge, 26, of Evansville, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.
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Moises Bojorquez, a 29-year-old resident of Richmond, Indiana, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
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Fourteen individuals have been charged in a federal indictment related to a drug trafficking conspiracy in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
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Pedro Zuniga-Lopez, a 35-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States.
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Marcie Jean Doty, a former operations manager from Evansville, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for her involvement in a wire fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of over $2.5 million from her employer.
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Brandon Lee, a 35-year-old resident of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.