U.S. Attorney Zachary Myers announces resignation from Indiana Southern District
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Zachary Myers announced his resignation Tuesday morning.
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Drowning in data: Attorneys grappling with increase in digital evidence
If you’re wanting to find out how prosecutor’s offices and law enforcement are doing in handling a growing amount of digital evidence, criminal defense attorney John Tompkins figures you could get 92 different answers — one for each of Indiana’s counties.
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Indiana Southern District U.S. Attorney’s Office collects $33.8M in civil and criminal actions
U.S. Attorney Zachary Myers announced Wednesday that the Indiana Southern District’s Office Asset Recovery Unit collected $33.8 million in asset forfeiture and financial litigation debt in 2024.
Woman sentenced to six years in prison for hate crime against IU student
A Bloomington woman faces six years in prison after she was sentenced for the January 2023 stabbing of an Indiana University student on the bus in a racially motivated crime, the Indiana Southern District U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
2 former Indiana correctional officers sentenced to federal prison for stealing inmates’ identities
The two worked as correctional officers at the New Castle Correctional Facility, a privately managed prison within the Indiana Department of Correction.
Fishers woman charged with forging federal judge’s signature in bankruptcy case
Authorities allege the woman forged a document so it would appear that her debts had been resolved, allowing her to obtain a line of credit for her trucking business.
Former Social Security employee sentenced to probation for pretending to work
Authorities say the Westfield man engaged in a scheme by which he made it appear he was teleworking full-time for the Social Security Administration during workdays, when in reality he was earning income working as a home inspector for his personal business.
98 new citizens celebrated with ceremony just before Independence Day
Family members and neighbors gathered to watch 98 new citizens be celebrated Wednesday morning at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis.
Indiana’s first Black AUSA Charles Goodloe Jr. dies at 83
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Monday the passing of former U.S. Attorney Charles Goodloe Jr.
Ex-podiatry office manager handed 5-year fraud sentence
An Indianapolis woman licensed to practice law in Wisconsin has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Carmel man sentenced to 8-plus years in prison for fraud, identity theft
A Carmel man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to more than two dozen federal offenses, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering related to fraudulent PayPal and eBay accounts.
IN Southern District collects $25M in forfeiture assets, financial litigation debt in FY23
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana collected more than $25 million in asset forfeiture and financial litigation debt in fiscal year 2023.
First Step Act anniversary shows progress made in sentencing reforms: Advocates look to continue building on sentencing, release changes
It’s now been five years since the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person — or FIRST STEP — Act was signed into law.
Former virtual school leaders face decades in prison if found guilty in alleged enrollment scam
The federal investigation into alleged fraud at two virtual charter schools required a complex review that included interviews of falsely enrolled students and their parents — including the family of one student who was enrolled even after the student died.
Man gets 30 years in prison for child sexual exploitation acts
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Dec. 29.
Indianapolis man sentenced to federal prison for identity theft, theft of COVID-19 unemployment benefits
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and other offenses related to COVID unemployment fraud.
DOJ awards policing grants, announces violence reduction summit in Indy
Indianapolis will be the host site of a summit next month focused on reducing violent crime nationwide. The announcement came on the same day that the DOJ announced the award of almost $7 million in grants to programs across Indiana.
Former IU Foundation employee sentenced to year in prison, ordered to pay restitution for embezzlement scheme
A former Indiana University Foundation employee has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than $300,000 in donations from the foundation over a nearly four-year span.
IN Southern District USAO partners with disability rights group for survey of voting sites
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana is partnering with Indiana Disability Rights to survey the accessibility of early voting sites for the November election.
IN U.S. Attorney’s Offices participating in National Night Out
Both of Indiana’s U.S. Attorney’s Offices will be participating in National Night Out events on Tuesday evening.
Partnership between Indianapolis, US Attorney’s Office targeting gun crimes gets council approval
The Indianapolis City-County Council gave its approval Monday to a proposal creating a partnership between the city of Indianapolis and the United States Attorney’s Office to address gun crimes.