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Fraud
Dan Laikin spurred probe of Tim Durham, filings reveal
May 19, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe FBI had been investigating Tim Durham since March 2009, when his friend Dan Laikin, a Fair Finance board member, offered
up incriminating information on the Indianapolis financier in hopes of securing a lighter sentence for himself in an unrelated
case.
MoreFeds say wiretaps show evidence of financial plot
May 15, 2012
Associated PressA federal judge in Indianapolis refused to throw out wiretap evidence in the $200 million fraud trial of former Indiana businessman
Tim Durham as the government outlined a case largely based on those recordings.
MoreLocal attorney charged with defrauding clients of $2.5M
April 27, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerWilliam F. Conour, 64, turned himself in to federal authorities Friday morning, accused of engaging in a scheme from December
2000 to March 2012 to defraud his clients, using money obtained from new settlement funds to pay for old settlements and debts.
MoreJudge slaps down attorneys behind ITT fraud lawsuit
April 21, 2012
Greg AndrewsJudge Tanya Walton Pratt late last month granted ITT’s motion for attorney’s fees and sanctions against Mississippi
attorney Timothy Matusheski, as well as two law firms that worked with him on the case—Motley Rice LLC in Los Angeles
and Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP in Indianapolis.
MoreWould-be philanthropist sentenced in check-fraud case
April 5, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA 70-year-old Trafalgar man who made empty promises of multimillion-dollar gifts to local cultural institutions was sentenced
to six years of probation Thursday morning in an unrelated check-fraud case.
MoreCarmel man charged with defrauding Medicaid of $1M
March 30, 2012
Businessman Donald Hamilton faces one count of health care fraud, five counts of false statements in a health care matter
and two counts of money laundering. He faces a maximum sentence of 55 years if convicted on all counts.
MoreTwo charged in $2.2M scheme against Colts' Freeney
March 28, 2012
Associated PressA financial adviser for Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney and the adviser's lover have been arrested on
federal wire fraud charges that allege they swindled about $2.2 million from the lineman.
MoreEx-investment manager Hauke gets 10 years for fraud
March 23, 2012
Scott OlsonKeenan Hauke of Fishers, who pleaded guilty to securities fraud in December after costing hedge fund clients $7 million, received
a 10-year federal prison sentence Friday morning.
MoreIndianapolis attorney pleads guilty to theft charges
March 22, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressAn Indianapolis attorney has pleaded guilty to theft charges after prosecutors say she took nearly $600,000 from two accounts
for which she was responsible.
MoreZionsville real estate schemer sentenced to 30 months
March 14, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA Zionsville man who pushed real-estate investing schemes has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty
to wire fraud and money laundering.
MoreFair bankruptcy trustee alleges complicity by silence
March 3, 2012
Greg AndrewsLawyers overseeing Fair Finance's liquidation charge that, every step of the way, businesspeople who crossed Tim Durham’s
path and witnessed questionable behavior looked the other way—because it was highly profitable for them to do so.
MoreFair Finance trustee sues former owner for $150M
February 24, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe lawsuit charges Donald Fair knew Tim Durham was looting the business but kept quiet to collect millions of dollars in
payments scheduled to be made from 2002 to 2007.
MoreWiretaps suggest Durham tried to sugarcoat Fair's woes
February 18, 2012
Greg AndrewsTranscripts of phone conversations capture Fair Finance CEO Tim Durham discussing ways to recast company financials to mitigate
Ohio securities regulators’ concerns about massive insider loans.
MoreMore Fair suits target Durham family members
February 14, 2012
Scott OlsonThose named in the latest lawsuits include Tim Durham's ex-wife, Joan SerVaas; B.J. Durham, SerVaas' biological son who was
adopted by Durham; and the financier's sister, Courtney Durham.
MoreTrustee seeks $1B from Fair Finance's lenders
February 8, 2012
Greg AndrewsFair Finance Co.’s bankruptcy trustee finally has found some deep pockets to go after in his quest to recover money
for the small-time Ohio investors who lost more than $200 million when the Tim Durham-led company failed two years ago.
MoreLatest Fair suits target Kato Kaelin, playmate, many others
February 7, 2012
Scott OlsonA former Playboy playmate, a well-known rapper and local businessmen are among the defendants in a barrage of lawsuits filed
by a bankruptcy trustee trying to collect funds for investors of Fair Finance Co., the defunct Ohio firm led by Tim Durham.
MoreBig-promising donor to area charities coming up empty
February 4, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA Johnson County man whose home is listed for sheriff's sale and who has filed for bankruptcy protection twice and been convicted
of check fraud managed to convince several Indianapolis cultural institutions that he was good for multimillion-dollar gifts.
MoreMini Thin maker agrees to $1M bankruptcy settlement
February 4, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel resident Richard Deer, who built a business around Mini Thin dietary supplements, has agreed to pay $1 million in his
company’s bankruptcy case.
MoreTrial of Indiana secretary of state gets under way
January 31, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's secretary of state began facing voter-fraud charges Tuesday in a case that could decide if he remains as the
state's top election official.
MoreGovernor's Fair Finance settlement yields just $3,000
January 24, 2012
Greg AndrewsCourt papers show the Mitch for Governor Campaign Committee isn't paying more in a settlement with Fair Finance Co.’s
bankruptcy trustee because it has just $3,500 left.
MoreCourt sets repayment schedule for United Financial Systems
January 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana Supreme Court handed down an order that sets out a repayment schedule for the $2.4 million that United Financial
Systems Corp. still owes its former customers.
MoreFair trustee sues Durham's mother for $831,000
January 22, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe lawsuit alleges Mitza Durham of Seymour received 58 checks or wire transfers from the indicted financier from February
2006 through November 2009.
MoreState Republican committee agrees to Durham settlement
January 16, 2012
The Indiana Republican State Committee has agreed to pay back $87,875 in political contributions it received from indicted
financier Tim Durham. In addition, a political group supporting Gov. Mitch Daniels agreed to a $10,000 settlement.
MoreTwo women charged with faking state fair claims
December 27, 2011
Associated PressTwo Indianapolis women were charged Tuesday with making false claims to try to collect money from funds intended for victims
of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
MoreLatest Fair Finance suits target Durham associates
December 27, 2011
Greg AndrewsDefendants include companies affiliated with Indianapolis restaurateur Henri Najem, the rapper Ludracis and former Indianapolis
Colts quarterback Blair Kiel.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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