fbi raid hobart paragon restaurant

Federal prosecutors indicted 22 people earlier this month in a wide-ranging gambling and extortion ring operating out of Gino’s Steakhouse in Merrillville and Paragon in Hobart. Those indicted by the grand jury include members of the Gerodemos family – who are longtime owners of the Paragon restaurant in Hobart and Gino’s Steakhouse in Merrillville. Both restaurants, which were used in gambling operations, were raided by the FBI earlier in the day. An FBI spokeswoman described a multi-state operation. The 87-page indictment from January 2021 to April 2026 was unsealed Wednesday and included co