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.
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June 14, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indian-born doctor is seeking past and future pay, in addition to other damages, for enduring what she considers harassment
and discrimination while a resident at the Indianapolis hospital.
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June 14, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe men who presided over Ohio-based Fair Finance were at their wits end by late 2009. In government-recorded phone calls
and intercepted e-mails introduced as evidence in U.S. District Court this week, they come across as exhausted, angry and
determined.
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June 14, 2012
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors in the Tim Durham fraud trial on Wednesday sought to introduce into evidence an IBJ investigative
report from October 2009, but a judge agreed with a defense attorney and denied the request.
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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.
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June 13, 2012
Cory SchoutenTim Durham and his co-defendants in the fraud case involving Fair Finance sit on the same side of the courtroom, but that
doesn't mean their interests are always aligned.
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June 12, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe former controller at Fair Finance is testifying at the fraud trial of Tim Durham as a star witness for the federal government
in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
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June 11, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe man whose father founded Ohio-based Fair Finance during the Great Depression led off the government's case on Monday
against the Indianapolis men accused of looting the company and leaving its investors with $200 million in losses.
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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.
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June 8, 2012
Associated PressCounty, city, town and township governments across Indiana are racing to adopt new rules against nepotism ahead of a July
1 deadline.
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June 8, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe criminal case against Tim Durham and co-defendants Jim Cochran and Rick Snow is set to begin Friday in front of federal
Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. Prospective jurors in the high-profile trial will be asked whether they can be impartial and not
be influenced by what they have heard, read or seen about the case.
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June 7, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe family of a motorcyclist Eric Wells, who died in 2010 after being struck by a patrol car driven by police officer David
Bisard, has reached a $1.55 million settlement with the city of Indianapolis in its wrongful death lawsuit.
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June 6, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAngie’s List Inc. alleges its trademarked name is being misused by a Colorado competitor to intercept people conducting
Google searches for the Indianapolis-based contractor-ratings service.
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June 4, 2012
Bloomberg NewsRolls-Royce Corp. lost a bid Monday for dismissal of a whistle-blower lawsuit pressed by two former quality-control officers
claiming the company cheated the United States by failing to report defense-contract product defects.
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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.
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June 4, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis didn’t violate the Constitution when it forgave sewer-system debt owed by some homeowners while refusing to give
refunds to those who had already paid, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
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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.
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June 1, 2012
The university appointed Randall Shepard to a two-year term as its first executive-in-residence of its Public Policy Institute
within the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Shepard stepped down as chief justice in March.
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May 31, 2012
Associated PressA former Indiana welfare worker has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for creating bogus debit cards he and
a co-worker used to steal $185,000 from needy residents' state benefit accounts.
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May 31, 2012
Scott Olson
Whether the company can strip preferred shareholders of their right to collect millions of dollars in dividends will be decided
in court. Shareholders have filed suit in an attempt to stop the proposal from being voted on.
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May 31, 2012
Associated PressA federal judge said Thursday she plans to rule within a month on the constitutionality of an Indiana law that bans registered
sex offenders from using social networking websites where they could prey on children.
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May 30, 2012
Associated PressA group of lawsuits filed over last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse likely won't go to trial for
nearly two years.
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May 30, 2012
Scott OlsonA constitutional law professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis said he doubts 10
bar owners have a chance fighting the city's smoking ban in court. The ban goes into effect Friday.
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May 26, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA lawsuit filed in Georgia against an Indianapolis firm that helps consumers settle debt is just one in a parade of complaints
targeting the industry.
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May 25, 2012
Scott OlsonA Florida-based sports marketing firm had claimed in a lawsuit that it was owed million of dollars in commissions for landing
the clothing brand as the league's title sponsor.
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You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.
For those who let this information strike a nerve, remember that this is still the America that allows the freedom to achieve dreams and goals. Should you really chastise those who are given a perk on a deal that is supported by the consumer (that is until they don't like the deal anymore due to envy) or should the dream of rewards for working be looked at a little closer? I say lets stick to the deal, go to work,earn our keep, shoot for dreams, change our jobs to have that dream or shut up about others achievements ..............while we are still afforded this liberty of America !
Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.