Gary man gets more than six years in prison for robberies

HAMMOND | Jeremiah Stevenson will spend the next six and a half years in federal prison for his role in three robberies.

Schaap objects to delaying January sentencing hearing

HAMMOND | The sentencing for disgraced former Hammond megachurch Pastor Jack Schaap should proceed as scheduled later this month despite requested delays by federal prosecutors, Schaap's defense attorney argues.

A tale of two Jack Schaaps

It's a tale of two Jack Schaaps: a steadfast church leader and Christian pillar who stumbled by committing a major transgression, versus a brutal authoritarian with a penchant for extramarital affairs and sermons laced with sexual innuendo.

MARK KIESLING: Order in the court -- I'll have a black coffee

Someone get federal judge Rudy Lozano a cup of hot black coffee, stat!

Hammond pastor pleads guilty in child sex case

HAMMOND | With an orange jail jumpsuit and leg shackles replacing the suit and tie he wore to a previous hearing, disgraced Pastor Jack Schaap admitted Wednesday to having three sexual encounters with a parish girl beginning when she was 16.

MARK KIESLING: Government efficiency at work in Hammond

I'm here from the federal government, and I'm here to help you.

Change in federal crack cocaine sentences affects local cases

GARY | Henry Edwards is hoping to see his son come home from prison soon.

U.S. attorney says receiving child porn should cost Gary man $1.8 million

HAMMOND | Federal prosecutors want a Gary man pleading guilty to receiving child pornography to pay more than $1.8 million in restitution to his underage victim.

Cedar Lake man sentencing in marijuana case is Nov. 4

Trinidad Robles, 42, of Cedar Lake, will be sentenced Nov. 4 in federal court in Hammond in connection with a drug charge.

Pabey wants new trial or sentence

HAMMOND | Federally convicted former East Chicago Mayor George Pabey wants either a new trial or a new sentence.

M'ville doctor seeks new lawyer, plea drop

HAMMOND | A Merrillville doctor has fired his attorney as he awaits sentencing on a federal drug charge to which he claims he was coerced to plead guilty.