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SOUTH BEND ? Eduardo Ramirez, age 44, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced yesterday afternoon (December 19, 2019) before South Bend District Court Judge Damon Leichty upon his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Ramirez was sentenced to 72...

FORT WAYNE ? Adonnis Carswell, age 34, of New Haven, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his conviction after a 4-day jury trial in September 2019, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Carswell was sentenced to 421 months in prison followed by 3 years of...

HAMMOND-Edward T. Bell, 30, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Simon to 87 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to possession of firearms by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. According to documents in the case, during July and August 2018, the FBI and ATF...

Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the launch of Operation Relentless Pursuit, an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven American cities ? including Milwaukee ? through a surge in federal resources. Joined at a press conference in Detroit, Michigan., by ATF Acting...

PEORIA, Ill. ? A jury today convicted 13 members of the Peoria street gang known as Bomb Squad for conspiracy to organize and operate the gang as a criminal enterprise that has plagued the Peoria community with gun violence for years. These violent acts included murder, attempted murder, arson, and...

CHICAGO, Ill. ? Today, the Chicago Police Department began receiving real-time intelligence on its local gun crime from ATF?s NIBIN National Correlation and Training Center located in Huntsville, Alabama, which enhances CPD?s already robust usage of the National Integrated Ballistics Information...

FORT WAYNE ? Justin B. Nelson, age 26, of Plainfield, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty for possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Nelson was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by...

SOUTH BEND - Ramon Lenoir, age 38, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Mr. Lenoir was sentenced to 60 months in...