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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A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Deontai Williams, 33, of armed drug trafficking offenses.
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Four men with violent felony records in Indianapolis have been sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing firearms.
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A’Jon Hall, a 20-year-old from Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun.
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A Kokomo couple has been sentenced to a combined 50 years in federal prison for their involvement in a fentanyl distribution operation that led to a fatal overdose.
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Daniel Johnson, former Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Richmond City Employees Federal Credit Union in Indiana, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of bank fraud.
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Cesar Alexander Pineda-Penaloza, a 21-year-old from California, has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
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Four men with prior violent felony convictions have been sentenced to federal prison in Indianapolis for illegally possessing firearms.
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Six individuals, all foreign nationals who were in the United States illegally, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal reentry offenses in the Southern District of Indiana.
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Donta Allen, 28, and Lance McGee, 33, both from Indianapolis, have been sentenced to a combined total of 57 years in federal prison for their involvement in a series of eleven armed robberies across Marion County.
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During the government shutdown from October 1 to November 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana continued its law enforcement activities and public safety operations despite limited resources. U.S. Attorney Tom...
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Federal law enforcement agencies in Indiana have emphasized their continued operations during the recent 43-day government shutdown.
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Anita Marie Rodriguez Perez, a 51-year-old resident of Sellersburg, Indiana, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for her role in preparing and filing hundreds of fraudulent tax returns.
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Michael Martinez, 30, of Camby, Indiana, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
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Desha Morris, a 39-year-old resident of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for her involvement in a large-scale fraud scheme targeting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Dekoda Scott Clark, 32, of Tell City, Indiana, has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for bank theft and access device fraud after stealing over $158,000 from customer accounts while working as a Relationship Banker at a bank...
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Robert Williams, 57, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 29 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to six counts of interference with commerce by robbery, three counts of brandishing a firearm during...
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Troy Ogburn, a 44-year-old resident of Evansville, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.
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Ryan Austin Lauless, 31, of Colorado, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors.
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Regene Newman, a 59-year-old resident of Evansville, has been sentenced to 1.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
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Douglas Gibson, a 40-year-old resident of Lebanon, Indiana, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and will face a lifetime of supervised release.