Welcome to the United States Attorney's Office
Northern District of Indiana
The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana (USAO) is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the Northern District of Indiana. This includes criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana is David Capp.
Many people have the misconception that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is just for prosecution. The U.S. Attorney is the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer in each judicial district throughout the United States. The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Indiana works with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on various government initiatives and task forces to help reduce crime in each District. The Office has a Financial Litigation Unit responsible for recovering debt owed to the government; a Victim/Witness Assistance Unit who coordinates with victims of crime; and a Law Enforcement Coordination Committee who focuses on helping, coordinating and providing training to federal, state and local law enforcement throughout the State of Indiana. In addition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is responsible for managing many of the programs sponsored by the United States Department of Justice. Many of these programs are managed under our District-wide “Keeping Our Communities Safe” Initiative, more information on these programs can be found at www.keepingourcommunitiessafe.us.
The Northern District of Indiana consists of the northern 32 counties in the State of Indiana. The district has three staffed offices in Hammond, South Bend and Fort Wayne. By contrast, the State of Indiana has 92 prosecuting attorneys located in each county seat. The Hammond Division covers Lake and Porter Counties. The South Bend Division covers Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke and Wabash Counties. The Fort Wayne Division covers Adams, Allen, Blackford, Dekalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley Counties. The Northern District of Indiana also includes the Hammond Division at Lafayette which covers Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren and White Counties.
The Northern District of Indiana is home to many of our nation's most significant places of interest. Within the District lies the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and historic Fort Wayne, the universities of Notre Dame and Purdue, and many parks, fish and wildlife areas.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana has an authorized strength of 77 employees, including 38 Assistant United States Attorneys. We are proud to serve the estimated 2.5 million residents of this historic and culturally diverse region known as the "Crossroads of America".
For it is our Mission "To justly and with the highest degree of excellence represent the interests of the United States of America in the execution of federal laws, to advance the public interest, and to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all persons."