Some residents of northern Indiana on Thursday learned about an important part of the federal government that many of their neighbors may be clueless about: the local U.S. Attorney’s office.
The Northern District of Indiana U.S. Attorney, David Capp, spoke to the Calumet Chapter of the League of Women Voters about how his office handles cases, including public corruption prosecutions, The Post-Tribune in Gary, Ind., reported. Hammond resident Albertine Dent was of the members of the women voters group who learned something new.
“A lot of people really have no clue about what the U.S. Attorney’s Office does,” Dent told the newspaper. “I thought it was really interesting how far back they can go to prosecute.” (The answer is five years for most federal crimes; for murder and a few other very serious charges there is no statute of limitations.)
Elizabeth Kurella of Hammond also acquired some knowledge about how citizens can help the U.S. Attorney’s office. Capp told residents to give tips to his office about wrongdoing whether the crimes are “dealing with $5,000 or $5 million,” according to The Post-Tribune.
“You always wonder when you should call and how we can turn over rocks to get information,” Kurella told the newspaper.
