Indictments Returned in Hammond Federal Court
| U.S. Attorney’s Office August 04, 2011 |
HAMMOND, IN—The United States Attorney’s Office announced that the following indictments were returned on August 3, 2011:
Lisa Mahone, 39, of Lexington, Kentucky, was charged in an Indictment with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation GRIT Task Force. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jacqueline Jacobs.
George Doukas, 49, of Reddick, Illinois, was charged in an indictment with the bank robbery of Fifth Third Bank in Munster, Indiana. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation GRIT Task Force and the Munster Police Department. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Chang-Adiga.
William Rostin, 45, of Crown Point, Indiana, was charged in an indictment with the bank robbery of the Fifth Third Bank located in Hammond, Indiana, and First Financial Bank, located in Highland, Indiana. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean Lanter.
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.
The United States Attorney’s Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.