Having more than 2,000 images of child pornography has reportedly led to a 14-year prison sentence for a North Judson man. Henry Wood, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court to receipt of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch.
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A LaPorte man who pleaded guilty to making child pornography and explosives has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Court documents say Eric R. Weiler, 46, drugged people so they would be unconscious while he made a video of himself performing sex acts on an unconscious child, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch.
Continue readingA LaPorte man has reportedly pleaded guilty to making child pornography and explosives. Eric R. Weiler, 46, entered the guilty plea before a U.S. magistrate judge, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch.
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Four people involved with a San Pierre ambulance service are among those facing criminal charges, following a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud. Edward T. Kerr Jr., Brenda Kerr, Mark K. Estrada, and Tammy Estrada are accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, leading to losses of over $100,000, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch. The four were believed to be involved in the operation of United Mobile Care.
A LaPorte man is accused of making child pornography and explosives. Eric R. Weiler, 45, was charged in a six-count indictment before a South Bend District Grand Jury, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch.
A Rolling Prairie man was sentenced to 15 years in prison, following a series of armed robberies in LaPorte and St. Joseph Counties. Timothy Bennitt, 27, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in South Bend, for robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
