Venezuelan National Residing Unlawfully in the U.S. Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Making False Statements

USAO Press Release on May 23, 2025

TOLEDO, Ohio – A Venezuelan man residing in Perrysburg, Ohio, has been accused of lying on immigration forms and on applications to purchase a firearm. Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, 24, was charged by criminal complaint today for possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United…

Cincinnati man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for cocaine crime

USAO Press Release on May 20, 2025

CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man was sentenced in federal court here today to 99 months in prison for conspiring in the distribution of drugs out of a house on Vine Street. Terrell Kirkland, 40, conspired to possess with the intent distribute cocaine. According to court documents…

Federal Jury Finds Indy Pimp Guilty of Eight Counts Related to Human and Drug Trafficking Enterprise

USAO Press Release on May 19, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal jury has found Kristopher McDonald, 37, of Indianapolis, guilty of the following eight counts related to his operation of a violent human and drug trafficking enterprise, “The Kristopher McDonald Organization.” Count 1: Murder in aid of racketeering activity…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Awards Ceremony Honors Law Enforcement Partners

USAO Press Release on May 15, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS - On May 16, 2025, The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana recognized more than 90 members of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies at its Law Enforcement Awards ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial & Museum in downtown…