South Bend Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison

USAO Press Release on July 3, 2025

SOUTH BEND – Yesterday, James E. Burch II, 38 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor…

Leader of insurance fraud and arson scheme sentenced to 15 years

USAO Press Release on July 2, 2025

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A district judge sentenced Evette “Betty” Osuegbu, 62, of Granite City, to 15 years in federal prison for her role in a string of arsons and insurance fraud stretching from 2014 to 2023.

Following a five-day trial in December, a jury seated in East St. Louis…