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Feds used wire tap, undercover agent in Land Bank probe
May 21, 2013
Cory SchoutenA federal public-corruption task force used a wire tap and an undercover FBI agent to unravel a fraud scheme authorities say
was orchestrated by two city employees and three co-conspirators.
MoreCourt upholds Indiana's limit on civil damages
May 16, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of
that money to a state victims fund.
MoreLeader of fraud scheme sentenced to 4-plus years
May 14, 2013
IBJ StaffMichael Russell, 54, pleaded guilty in January to 20 counts of wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme involving former
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Paul Bateman.
MoreHigh court rules against Indiana farmer in patent case
May 13, 2013
Associated PressThe Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean
seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.
MoreJudge grants class status to lawsuit against BMV
May 6, 2013
Associated PressAs many as 4 million Indiana drivers could become plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has
overcharged for driver's licenses since 2007.
MoreAssets of attorney in fraud case have gone missing, feds say
May 3, 2013
Dave StaffordAfter being charged with defrauding clients, Indianapolis attorney William Conour was ordered not to dispose of his personal
property. But much of it is now missing, including art, furniture, sports memorabilia and bottles of expensive champagne,
according to court filings.
MoreOverhaul of sentencing laws heading to governor
April 26, 2013
Associated PressThe Senate voted 34-15 on Friday in favor of the bill aimed at sending fewer nonviolent offenders to prison.
MoreSheridan businessman gets 8-year term for fraud
March 28, 2013
Associated PressU.S. District Judge Mark Bennett issued the 97-month prison term to Lowell Hancher of Hamilton County. The Sheridan businessman
pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud.
MoreWhite blames Brizzi for his voter fraud conviction
March 21, 2013
Associated PressFormer Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White said in court documents Thursday that his attorney didn't mount any defense
to protect him from the conviction that forced him from office.
MoreMarsh Supermarkets asking former CEO to pay $5.6M
February 15, 2013
Scott Olson, Cory SchoutenA company lawyer itemized the expenses Marsh Supermarkets believes it is owed during closing arguments Friday. A lawyer for
Don Marsh argued that he neither committed fraud nor breached his contract.
MoreJury to begin deliberating in Don Marsh trial
February 15, 2013
Scott OlsonThe panel of nine will begin closed-door discussions Friday afternoon following closing arguments from attorneys representing
Marsh Supermarkets Inc. and the former CEO of the company accused of spending $3.3 million of company funds on personal expenses.
MoreWitnesses: Don Marsh’s expenses never questioned
February 14, 2013
Scott OlsonLawyers for the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets on Thursday hammered home their claims his expenses were widely accepted in the company as normal business costs, while witness testimony revealed a corporate culture that passed the buck on evaluating those costs.
Don Marsh says he owes more than $500,000 in back taxes
February 7, 2013
Scott OlsonThe disclosure came during the fourth day of Don Marsh's civil trial. The locally based supermarket chain is alleging he used
company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal expenses.
MoreBales trial in jury's hands after colorful closings
February 7, 2013
Cory SchoutenDuring three hours of closing arguments Wednesday in the federal fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and William
E. Spencer, a federal prosecutor and two top-tier Indianapolis defense attorneys delivered a series of memorable one-liners
and rhetorical flourishes designed to stick with jurors.
MoreDefense rests in Bales trial after flurry of witnesses
February 6, 2013
Cory SchoutenClosing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in the federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker
John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer after the defense raced through seven witnesses Tuesday and early Wednesday.
MoreUPDATE: Jet trips during affairs were also for business, Marsh testifies
February 5, 2013
Scott OlsonIn a day on the witness stand, former Marsh Supermarkets Inc. CEO Don Marsh told jurors during his fraud trial Tuesday that
he's not proud of his extramarital affairs, but he insisted the private jet trips he took to visit his mistresses were business-related.
MoreFBI agent references Brizzi in Bales trial testimony
February 5, 2013
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors rested their fraud case against John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer on Monday after a full day
of testimony from FBI Special Agent Brian Percival that included several references to former Marion County Prosecutor Carl
Brizzi.
MoreMarsh to call former CEO as first witness
February 4, 2013
Scott OlsonThe lead lawyer for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. expects to call Don Marsh as its first witness when the civil trial against him
reconvenes Tuesday. The grocery chain alleges that the former CEO used company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal
expenses.
MoreDefense attorneys turn tough in Bales trial
February 1, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first
witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove 13 charges including bank,
mail and wire fraud.
MoreFormer Venture employee turns on Bales during testimony
January 31, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn FBI investigation into Venture Real Estate Services and principals John Bales and Bill Spencer had already begun when Matthew
Dyer signed on as the company's controller in December 2009. Bales told him the company had done nothing illegal, Dyer
testified Wednesday.
MoreDefense attorneys in Bales case trash former co-defendant
January 30, 2013
Cory SchoutenAttorney and developer Paul J. Page is no longer a co-defendant in the fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and
partner Bill Spencer. But you wouldn't know it from the action Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Only now, rather than federal
prosecutors, it's defense attorneys for Bales and Spencer who are targeting Page.
MoreBales defense: Elkhart deal was a 'scheme to help'
January 29, 2013
Cory SchoutenFacing a looming deadline to find suitable office space for the state Department of Child Services, Indianapolis real estate
broker John M. Bales and partner Bill Spencer in 2008 dipped into their own pockets to help close a difficult lease deal,
their defense attorneys contend.
MoreBales' trial could turn on definition of ownership
January 26, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe jury trial in South Bend for real estate developer John Bales and his general counsel, William E. Spencer, is scheduled
to begin Jan. 28 and last up to two weeks. Bales and Spencer, both 45, are facing 13 counts, including wire and mail fraud.
MoreVectren digs in to fight gas plant
January 12, 2013
Chris O'MalleyA synthetic natural gas plant proposed downstate need only tweak its contract with would-be gas purchaser Indiana Finance
Authority to comply with an October court ruling and to proceed with the project, Indiana Gasification said in a recent filing
with the Indiana Court of Appeals. But opponents of the plant, led by Evansville-based gas and electric utility Vectren, immediately
objected.
MoreBlood drawn from cop after crash OK for trial
December 10, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling saying blood was drawn properly from an allegedly intoxicated Indianapolis
police officer after a 2010 fatal crash. But the officer's attorney said it's uncertain whether the evidence can be
introduced at trial.
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Irvington is up and coming much like Fountain Square. We would love to have something like this in our neighborhood!
Why do we care who has submitted proposals if we can't review the proposals? It's publicly owned land, but the public has zero say in what gets chosen to be built there. Yep, that sounds about right.
Perhaps May 21 is "Evangelical Day" over at the IBJ?
I don't know what's more depressing: that this passes for a defensible elective in a publicly funded SCIENCE class, or that more than half of the posters here are defending this charlatan. Intelligent design is creationism. Creationism is religion. Yes, we have freedom of religion, which deserves to be protected. Now someone kindly show Professor Hedin his freedom by escorting him over to the Religion department at BSU. Carry on.
I hope people realize that the 'vocal' opposition at the meeting represent the minority of people against this project. As with any controversial project - those who don't want it are the loudest, while those who like it or really don't care one way or the other don't come to such meetings. Unfortunately the same may be true of the survey now being offered by the BRVA. I live less than a 5 minute walk from BR Avenue and can tell you that I and most of my neighbors are support this exciting project, or are ambivalent. And how great that it includes quality apartments - something that BR sorely lacks. This is a first class opportunity that we should embrace (and no, I'm not with the BRVA or the developer.) As for the fellow who owns the Good Earth store, if he doesn't want competition then let him pull together his own investors and out bid Whole Foods to operate the proposed grocery component! Come on folks - let's move ahead.