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Investment Losses
Carmel financial adviser accused of using faith to prey on victims
April 1, 2013
Associated PressA central Indiana man banned from selling investments faces 10 securities fraud counts for allegedly using shared Christian
beliefs to dupe clients out of more than $580,000.
MoreJudge says bank can pursue suit against broker
March 15, 2013
Scott OlsonA federal judge granted Peoples Bank a victory Thursday by ruling that it can sue Stifel Nicolaus & Co. on its claims that
the broker violated the Indiana Securities Act and committed fraud.
MoreLampoon: Durham used $1M from company to pay attorney
March 4, 2013
J.K. WallFilm company once headed by Indianapolis financier Tim Durham says he transferred $1 million to his Indianapolis lawyer, John
Tompkins, while fighting federal securities fraud charges.
MoreCarmel family members accused of securities fraud
February 26, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Indiana securities division accuses Charles Blackwelder, Chad Blackwelder and Cara Grumme of defrauding elderly investors
in a scheme to sell ownership interests in rental properties.
MoreFamilies sue to recover lost investments
February 1, 2013
Associated PressA central Indiana county commissioner, his wife and members of three other families who lost more than $700,000 they invested
in businesses state officials say were shell companies are suing two men accused of orchestrating the scheme.
MoreLampoon paid for Durham’s defense, trustee alleges
January 23, 2013
Scott OlsonFair Finance bankruptcy trustee Brian Bash, charged with recovering funds for Fair investors, alleges in a court filing that
National Lampoon funded convicted Ponzi schemer Tim Durham's defense. Durham is a former CEO of the film company.
MoreREWIND: IBJ's top 10 business stories of 2012
December 26, 2012
The state's labor landscape changed, and the housing market improved. Indianapolis basked in the glow of
a flawless Super Bowl, and big-name CEOs were shown the door. IBJ's reporters and editors recall the year's
biggest stories.
Pliant Ohio regulators helped clear path for Durham's fraud
November 24, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe Ohio Division of Securities allowed Fair Finance to register investment certificates even after the company stopped providing
audited financials and Tim Durham drained more than $100 million from the firm through insider loans.
MoreInvestor accused of defrauding burned-down church
November 8, 2012
Associated PressFederal prosecutors have filed fraud charges against an investor who they say misspent nearly $400,000 that leaders of an
Indianapolis church gave him as it tried to raise more money to rebuild from a fire.
MoreChurch caught up in nightmare after life insurance scheme sours
October 27, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Lindberg Road Church of Christ in Anderson has filed for bankruptcy protection because of a failed plan to finance construction
on its properties. The plan involved buying life insurance on elderly members, with the intent to sell the policies later
on the secondary market.
MoreState going after underwriter of $5M Estridge offering
October 20, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe regulatory action is an outgrowth of a falling-out between Indiana Securities owner Frank Neese and Bank of Indiana, which
lost its entire $1 million investment when The Estridge Cos. collapsed.
MoreSEC accuses local firm of bilking investors out of $1.7M
September 26, 2012
Scott OlsonThe SEC’s complaint accuses three people of committing securities fraud by spending investor funds on luxury automobiles,
a motorcycle, a 30-foot boat, college tuition, home renovations, a wedding and a honeymoon in St. Lucia.
MoreFormer Durham exec ordered to pay $30,000
August 22, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer Obsidian Enterprises Inc. President Terry Whitesell will pay the amount as part of a settlement agreement. A bankruptcy
trustee representing investors of Fair Finance Co., owned by convicted financier Tim Durham, had sought more than $225,000
from Whitesell.
MoreOutlook improves for Fair Finance investors
June 23, 2012
Greg AndrewsA New York firm is contacting Fair Finance Co. investors seeking to purchase their bankruptcy claims—a sign of growing
optimism that investors in the defunct business will secure a sizable recovery.
MoreAUDIO: Wiretaps capture Durham, co-defendants scrambling
June 15, 2012
Greg Andrews, Mason King, Cory Schouten
A series of government-recorded phone calls have provided some of the most riveting courtroom moments during
the fraud trial of Tim Durham and two co-defendants.
VIDEO: Fair Finance investor's family lost $475K
June 13, 2012
Cory Schouten
Donald Russell, a retired deputy sheriff, is among the more than 5,000 clients of Fair Finance who lost big investments
with the Ohio firm. After testifying on Tuesday during the fraud trial for Fair owner Tim Durham, he shared his story with
IBJ.
Judge, attorneys in Durham trial look for jurors untainted by media reports
June 8, 2012
Cory SchoutenA federal judge and a handful of attorneys are selecting jurors who could determine the fate of indicted financier Tim Durham
and his co-defendants. The jury-selection process, which began Friday morning, launched what's expected to be a three-week
trial over alleged wire and securities fraud.
MoreDead fugitive from central Indiana defrauded hundreds
June 4, 2012
Associated PressOregon authorities say 62-year-old Phillip Ferguson died last week from a gunshot wound to the head soon after fleeing from
two officers and an FBI agent. Ferguson vanished in 2000 after being accused of bilking more than 600 investors out of $30
million.
MoreDurham lawyer wants lifestyle out of trial
June 2, 2012
Greg AndrewsTim Durham’s attorney is hellbent on preventing prosecutors from fixating on the things that made the Indianapolis financier
a staple of TV news and gossip columns—his fancy cars, waterfront mansion and other trappings of a lavish lifestyle.
Durham's trial is set to begin on Friday.
MoreJPMorgan Chase takes fire for 'hedge,' $2 billion loss
May 12, 2012
Associated PressMore than three years after the financial industry almost collapsed, the colossal misfire has been cited as proof that big
banks still do not understand the threats posed by their own speculation.
MoreHauke receiver files suit to recover $600K from Arizona investor
April 11, 2012
J.K. WallAttorney William Wendling will try to collect $1 million to $2 million from a handful of investors in Samex Capital Ponzi
scheme.
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.
MoreTeachers trust fund broker reaches settlement
March 13, 2012
David Karandos, a broker who advised the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust before it collapsed in 2009, has
reached a settlement. Karandos agreed to a 75-day suspension from working in the securities industry and may pay up to $50,000
in restitution.
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.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
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The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!