Crown Point Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison For Drug Offense
HAMMOND- Craig Whalum, Jr., 38 years old, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to distributing heroin, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.
Whalum was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in the fall of 2019, Whalum sold heroin/fentanyl mixtures to law enforcement on seven occasions. Whalum’s criminal history includes seven prior felony drug convictions. After being released from the Indiana Department of Corrections on October 21, 2019, his first sale of heroin/fentanyl occurred nine days later, on October 30, 2019.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Caitlin M. Padula.
