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Biden nominates experienced federal prosecutor as U.S. attorney for northern Indiana A veteran federal prosecutor originally from Gary was nominated Monday by Democratic President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. If confirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate, Clifford Johnson would make history as the first black U.S. attorney in the district, which includes all of Northwest Indiana and 32 counties altogether. In a sense, Johnson already holds that distinction. He was acting U.S. attorney for six months in 2017 following the resignation of U.S. Atto...

A veteran federal prosecutor originally from Gary was nominated Monday by Democratic President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. If confirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate, Clifford Johnson would make history as the first black U.S. attorney in the district, which includes all of Northwest Indiana and 32 counties altogether. In a sense, Johnson already holds that distinction. He was acting U.S. attorney for six months in 2017 following the resignation of U.S. Attorney David Capp and prior to the appointment of U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II. Durin...

HAMMOND — Federal prosecutors are seeking prison time for the disgraced former Whiting Mayor Joe Stahura ahead of his Jan. 13 sentencing hearing.  They argue that from February 2014 to November 2019, the then-mayor of Whiting brazenly stole thousands from his campaign coffers to fuel a gambling habit — even as several, highly publicized prosecutions of corrupt Lake County public officials were making headlines all around him.  "Stahura’s conduct did nothing to change the perception that Lake County politicians are corrupt and self-serving, but rather only enhanced it, the...