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William B. Anderson's federal suit against St. Joseph County alleged that jail staff failed to assess his degree of heroin addiction or have him seen by a doctor.

After a national FBI investigation, 29-year-old Paul McDowell Jr. of South Bend pleaded guilty to hacking into young women's Snapchat accounts, harassing and blackmailing them with private photos and videos he accessed.

U.S. District Court Judge James Moody quickly dismissed the lawsuit that Erica Flores' estate filed against the city of South Bend and fired Officer Justin Gorny, but a federal appeals court reversed, sending it back to the trial court where the parties continue the discovery process.

A Milford man who called for the bombing of government buildings and the assassination of President Trump was sentenced this week in federal court. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Douglas Thrams, 24, pleaded guilty to “making interstate communication with a threat to injure.”

A federal court hearing for Douglas Thrams took place Wednesday in South Bend. Thrams is accused of making threats against President Donald Trump.

U.S. district court judge Jon DeGuilio has delayed sentencings for Tonya Robinson and Albert Smith

Tyreisha Robinson will not get any jail time, but she will be on probation for two years and must repay over $360,000.

Roshell Beaty, 46, and three of her adult children filed near 100 claims using multiple stolen identities

Tonya Robinson, Albert Smith and Douglas Donley were all convicted on fraud charges Wednesday in a wire scheme to defraud the South Bend Housing Authority.

Tonya Robinson and two other co-defendants will be on trial this week for a federal fraud scheme run through the South Bend Housing Authority