Week in Review – Federal Court

HAMMOND, IN—The United States Attorney’s Office announced:

Daryl K. Lyons, 30, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Senior Judge Rudy Lozano to 57 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count three of a superseding indictment charging him with the bank robbery of Harris Bank in Griffith, Indiana on April 20, 2009, and aiding and abetting, in the case U.S. v Washington et al. Lemus was ordered to pay $19,979 in restitution. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation GRIT Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Ratcliffe.

Robert Reillo, 31, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced by Chief Judge Philip Simon to eight months’ imprisonment to be followed by four months of home detention, and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation GRIT Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean Lanter.

Latoya Travis, 38, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by Senior Judge Rudy Lozano to 42 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to counts one and two of an indictment charging her with making false statements in a loan application and aggravated identity theft. This case was the result of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Gary Bell.

The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.