United States of America v. Jordan C. Sneed

Hammond, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349.

Jordan C. Sneed, 32 years old, of Gary, was the last of five defendants to be sentenced in this case. Anthony Juan McClendon, the leader and organizer of the scheme, was sentenced on December 18, 2025, to 24 months in prison and 4 years of supervised release. On October 22, 2025, co-Defendant Reginald Russell was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for his role in altering the Postal money orders used in the scheme, after having been previously convicted of a similar offense in the Northern District of Illinois. Co-defendants Austin Hartman and Santiago Andrade also received prison sentences for participating in the scheme.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Porter County Sheriff’s Office, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Munster Police Department, Hammond Police Department, Lansing (Illinois) Police Department, and others.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment; 2 years supervised release; $100 special assessment; $41,426.14 in restitution.