Page 9 - Philipp Simon News Today

U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon imposed a probation period of two years on Francisco Aleman, a 14-year veteran of the East Chicago Police Department.

Myron McKinney and co-defendant Matayo H. Young, also 20, of Illinois, pleaded guilty last July 22 to bank robbery charges.

In the robbery, the man leaped over the tellers’ counter, scooped up the cash from several drawers and fled, courts records said.

The former owner of Northwest Ambulance Services was sentenced to probation and a fine for defrauding the government of millions of dollars in health care aid.

U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon imposed a 25-year term Tuesday on Josiah Phillips of the Town of Porter.

A federal grand jury indicted George R. McKown five years ago with securities fraud, alleging he swindled 42 Northwest Indiana families out of their life savings.

Cossey was sentenced to a term of 2 years’ probation, and was ordered to pay $81,159.97 in restitution to a Chapter 13 Trustee.

A Munster woman tied to a federal investigation of an unidentified elected official has received probation.

U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon Monday gave the U.S. Department of Justice a deadline on whether to pursue the death penalty against Ronnie E. Major or Antoine J.

Upthegrove pleaded guilty Aug. 28, 2020 to felony charges under an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office in which he gave up his right to make the government prove its