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Indianapolis couple charged with mail fraud
May 15, 2013
IBJ StaffGeorge Bowman, 43, and Traci L. Bowman, 42, are accused of falsifying purchase records and fraudulently filing insurance claims
for expensive construction equipment they never purchased.
MoreState unlikely to act on push for lower booze level for driving
May 15, 2013
The Statehouse FileFederal officials are recommending that states reduce the amount of alcohol people can drink and still get behind the wheel.
But a key state lawmaker says that's not likely to happen in Indiana.
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.
MoreScam artist receives 34 years for home-sale scheme
May 10, 2013
IBJ StaffShela Amos, 57, led victims in Indianapolis to believe they were legitimately purchasing vacant homes that Amos did not actually
own.
MoreFair Finance investors still empty-handed as trustee plows on
April 27, 2013
Greg AndrewsMany of the defendants pursued by Brian Bash and his team have few, if any, assets. And those that do have the wherewithal
to fight litigation for years.
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.
MoreFour ex-IRS call center workers convicted of fraud
April 16, 2013
Associated PressThe four individuals received more than $30,000 in jobless benefits while working at an IRS call center in Indianapolis.
MoreIndy controller gets 29 months for bilking Frakes Engineering
March 31, 2013
Associated PressBrenda K. Helpling was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge who also ordered her to pay more than $410,000 in restitution
to Frakes Engineering. The 52-year-old had pleaded guilty in November to mail fraud.
MoreRichmond Hill suspect charged with plotting to kill witness
March 28, 2013
Associated PressMarion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says Mark Leonard tried to arrange to have the witness to the Nov. 10 blast killed for
$15,000.
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.
MoreFishers man faces federal wire fraud charges
March 22, 2013
A Fishers man has been charged with wire fraud in an alleged scheme to defraud area organizations and businesses of hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
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.
MoreTwo local attorneys facing criminal charges
March 8, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMarion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed charges against two Indianapolis lawyers following grand jury investigations,
his office announced Friday afternoon.
MoreCost concerns linger for state sentencing overhaul
February 23, 2013
Associated PressA plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing laws is moving through the Legislature with broad bipartisan support, although
some county officials are worried it will shift costs to the local level.
MoreDrywall contractor charged with underpaying employees
February 15, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis drywall contractor faces criminal charges that he underpaid his employees working on a government housing
project, and then falsified documents to cover it up, the Marion County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.
MoreFraud victim files civil suit against ex-councilor
February 11, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn Indianapolis physician who lost $1.7 million in a fraud scheme orchestrated in part by former Democratic City-County Councilor
Paul C. Bateman Jr. has sued Bateman and two associates in Marion Circuit Court. The civil lawsuit comes as a criminal trial
stemming from the case begins in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
MoreJury: Real estate execs Bales, Spencer not guilty of fraud
February 7, 2013
Cory SchoutenSOUTH BEND — John M. Bales lifted his crossed hands to his face and began to cry Thursday evening as a federal judge
read the same jury verdict on each of 13 fraud counts against the real estate broker and his partner: Not guilty.
MoreFraud trial for broker Bales begins in South Bend
January 28, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker John M. Bales and a partner began Monday morning in South Bend
with a jury-selection process that may not have run as smoothly if it took place in central Indiana.
MoreLeader of fraud scheme pleads guilty to 20 counts
January 17, 2013
Scott OlsonMichael Russell faces between 57 and 71 months in prison for defrauding an Indianapolis investor of $1.7 million. Two associates,
Paul Bateman, a former City-County councilor, and Manuel Gonzalez, have pleaded not guilty and are set for trial Feb. 11.
MoreIndiana House panel backs sentencing-laws overhaul
January 16, 2013
Associated PressA sweeping plan to overhaul Indiana's criminal sentencing laws cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature on Wednesday
with the support of law-enforcement groups that had scuttled similar efforts the past two years.
MoreThree suspects charged in Richmond Hill explosion
December 21, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe Marion County prosecutor says homeowner Monserrate Shirley, her boyfriend, Mark Leonard, and his brother, Bobby Leonard,
have been charged with multiple counts of felony murder and arson.
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.
MoreJudge orders new venue for officer in fatal crash
December 6, 2012
Associated PressMarion County Judge Grant Hawkins said the case surrounding David Bisard had generated too much publicity for him to get a
fair trial in central Indiana.
MoreFeds say Indy company ran auto lien scheme
December 5, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles employee and two others have been charged with stealing cars from banks by filing fake
mechanic's liens.
MoreDurham gets 50 years for fraud scheme
November 30, 2012
Greg Andrews, Scott Olson, Cory SchoutenFormer Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham was sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that led to the
collapse of Fair Finance, costing thousands of investors $250 million. Accomplices Jim Cochran and Rick Snow received 25 years
and 10 years, respectively.
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