Lake County men, friends sued for insider trading
The federal government claims in a lawsuit that two Lake County brothers, along with their parents and two friends, illegally used an insider trading tip to turn less than $45,000...
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Soderquist to be sentenced July 13
Former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist will find out his fate from both of his criminal cases on the same day. According to records with the U.S. District Court in...
Lawsuit claims Portage union members attacked workers
A lawsuit claiming a group of Northwest Indiana union members attacked workers at a Dyer construction site will continue after it was moved to the U.S. District Court in Hammond....
Whiting, officer sued over intimidation
A Whiting resident claims in a federal lawsuit that one of the city's police officers hit his car and then other officers claimed the man wasn't an officer. The lawsuit,...
Crown Point orthodontist fights conviction
When a Crown Point orthodontist pleaded guilty in December 2012 in Texas to health care fraud, he did so without his attorney. Michael Goodwin argues in court filings that was...
Attorneys want charge dropped in Lake County gun trafficking case
A Pennsylvania man convicted of conspiring with two Lake County officers in a gun trafficking conspiracy wants a federal judge to acquit him of money laundering. Attorneys for Vahan Kelerchian...
Public defenders look to provide sentencing relief to more defendants
When Daryl Johnson walked into the U.S. District Court in Hammond Thursday morning, he still had about 10 years left to serve in prison. By the time he left, that...
Valparaiso man sentenced to 30 years in prison
A Valparaiso man will spend 30 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old girl and then persuading her to send pornographic pictures of herself to him. U.S. District...
Feds: St. John man stole $107,291 from Social Security
A St. John man collected more than $225,000 over nine years because he was disabled. However, federal attorneys say Jerald W. Markward, 62, was well enough to start working again...
Prosecutor calls for investigation of former court clerk
The stepdaughter of former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist is facing a new criminal investigation connected to whether she failed to perform her duties as a court clerk for the...