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Indiana Federal Tipoffs for Editors Newsletter for Thursday January 09, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Ind. U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Over $33M in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, announced today that the Office Asset Recovery Unit collected $33,855,363 in asset forfeiture and financial litigation debt in Fiscal Year 2024. Of this amount, $18,840,034.68 was collected through enforcement of criminal restitution debts and civil collections, and   more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Former Indiana Congressional Candidate to Plead Guilty to Falsifying Campaign Contributions
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: 2024 Indiana congressional candidate, Gabriel Whitley, 27, of Indianapolis, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by fabricating contributions purportedly made to his campaign, "Honest Gabe for Congress," for the purpose of falsely portraying that his campaign had significantly greater support and financial resources than  more

U.S. Marshals Service Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Murder of Ex-Wife
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Chicago, IL - On January 8, 2025, Members of the United States Marshals Service, Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF) successfully apprehended Allen Oscar Woods of Hammond, Indiana, in Chicago, IL. Allen Oscar Woods was charged in Lake Criminal Court with the shooting death of his ex-wife Tiffany Woods. According to the charges Woods was identified as the individual who   more

Young, Banks Soliciting Applications for Federal Vacancies in Indiana
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) announced that they are soliciting applications for federal vacancies in Indiana. The senators are soliciting applications for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The application and related materials for this position must be submitted by Friday, February 21, 2025. The application can be accessed here. In addition, the   more

Young, Colleagues Reintroduce the Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and all Senate Republicans in reintroducing the Laken Riley Act. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, is expected to be considered later this week in the Senate. The legislation would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting o  more

Young, Colleagues VETS Safe Travel Act Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) applauded their Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act being signed into law. The legislation will provide veterans with service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. TSA PreC  more