March 16, 2012
Associated PressIndiana state Sen. Connie Lawson will replace ousted Secretary of State Charlie White as Indiana's top elections official.
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March 15, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that ousted Secretary of State Charlie White had been eligible to run
for office in 2010, rejecting a Democratic challenge and clearing the way for Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to appoint a replacement.
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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.
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March 12, 2012
Scott OlsonThe private company and principals Bill and Mike Dahm are defendants in the lawsuit brought by Jerry Dahm, a cousin who once
owned 35 percent of the company and claims he was forced to sell his shares at a discounted rate.
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March 10, 2012
Sam StallDeron Kintner has stepped up to fund a string of high-profile real estate projects at a time when private-sector financing
is scarce.
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March 7, 2012
Associated PressLegislators finished work Wednesday without an agreement yet on just how comprehensive a statewide smoking ban they might
adopt and without the support of a major police group for a proposal laying out when residents might be legally justified
in using force against police officers.
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March 7, 2012
Scott OlsonA newly public filing shows the co-founder of The Broadbent Co.'s net worth has fallen 60 percent, to $48 million.
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March 6, 2012
Associated PressThe manager of a concert hall that hosted some of country music's top acts was arrested on an arson charge Tuesday in
connection with the September 2009 blaze that destroyed the hall, authorities said.
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March 5, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana House has given final legislative approval to a proposal toughening state laws that prohibit businesses from selling
synthetic stimulants nicknamed "bath salts" or other drugs that mimic marijuana.
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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.
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March 2, 2012
J.K. WallFormer columnist Susan Guyett, 63, sued the Star and its owner, Virginia-based Gannett Co., in April 2010, alleging
that her age led to her dismissal in December 2008.
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March 2, 2012
Associated PressLegislators have approved changing Indiana law to shield people from arrest on alcohol charges if they seek out medical help
for someone who is intoxicated.
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February 29, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerA defamation lawsuit filed by Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife against a California attorney looks as though it
will be thrown out after an appeal.
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February 29, 2012
State officials have filed civil suits against Plan America LLC in Indianapolis and Rykoworks Capital Group LLC in Brownsburg,
accusing them of fraud and embezzlement.
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February 29, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Supreme Court justices peppered attorneys with questions Wednesday during arguments to determine whether ousted Secretary
of State Charlie White was ever a legal candidate for the office, and who gets to appoint his successor.
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February 29, 2012
Scott OlsonStephen A. Stitle will leave the bank to come aboard the law firm as a partner on May 1. Stitle has spent a combined 17 years
at PNC and National City Bank, which PNC purchased in 2008.
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February 28, 2012
Associated PressA union seeking to block Indiana's new right-to-work law is asking a federal judge to issue an emergency temporary restraining
order to keep the state from enforcing the law.
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February 27, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Speedway Redevelopment Commission is threatening eminent domain against Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. because the billboard
company won't relinquish its lease rights at a key intersection.
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February 25, 2012
Greg AndrewsReal estate investor Chris Marten and his wife, Janice—a longtime Carmel jeweler—charge in a new federal lawsuit
that investigators trampled on their constitutional rights during the inquiry, which resulted in 28 criminal charges.
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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.
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February 24, 2012
Scott OlsonThe estate of Richard J. Salewicz, who died in 2010, is named in the foreclosure suit that also targets Tyson Corp., the company
he owned on the southwest side of Indianapolis. Local accounting firm London Witte is not part of the court action.
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February 21, 2012
Associated PressAttorneys for country duo Sugarland say concertgoers were at least partly to blame for injuries suffered in the 2011 stage
collapse at the Indiana State Fair. The stance drew a sharp reaction from fans Tuesday and prompted the band's manager to
issue a statement criticizing the finger-pointing.
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February 21, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerThe Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered a Marion County judge to reconsider whether The Indianapolis Star
must identify an online user who posted an anonymous comment that now is part of a defamation lawsuit.
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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.
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February 17, 2012
Scott OlsonAn ex-employee of manufacturer ASI Limited in Whitestown is suing the company for allegedly failing to give workers a required
60-day notice that the plant was closing. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of roughly 200 terminated workers.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.