Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office
Northern District of Indiana
For Immediate Release
Friday, April 7, 2017
Clifford D. Johnson
Contact: Ryan Holmes
Hammond Man Sentenced To 70 Months Imprisonment
HAMMOND- Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Leroy Robinson, 39, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced before Judge Rudy Lozano for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Robinson was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment and 1 year supervised release.
According to documents in this case, Robinson possessed two firearms, one of which had an obliterated serial number, on July 28, 2016 after being convicted in an Armed Robbery Case in Cook County, Illinois.
This case was the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in cooperation with the Hammond Police Department. The case was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas M. McGrath.
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