Indictments Returned In Hammond Federal Court

Indictments Returned In Hammond Federal Court

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Feb. 6, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

Hammond, Indiana- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that the following Indictments were returned on February 7, 2013:

Monta Oliver, 35, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an Indictment with distribution of crack cocaine.These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Gary Police Department.This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Armando Salinas.

Leonardo Torres-Flores, 22, of Valparaiso, Indiana, was charged in an Indictment with being found in the United States without permission after having been previously removed.These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean Lanter.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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