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Jury: 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.
MoreMarsh defense: Travel was integral to company success
February 7, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh's testimony on cross-examination Thursday morning revealed a defense strategy to convince jurors that the frequent
trips the former CEO took on the company’s dime were more for business than pleasure.
MoreBales trial in jury's hands after colorful closings
February 7, 2013
Cory SchoutenDuring three hours of closing arguments Wednesday in the federal fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and William
E. Spencer, a federal prosecutor and two top-tier Indianapolis defense attorneys delivered a series of memorable one-liners
and rhetorical flourishes designed to stick with jurors.
MoreUPDATE: Defense takes turn in Marsh civil trial
February 6, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh finally got off the hot seat Wednesday afternoon after his former company wrapped up nearly two days of questioning,
but he didn't stay off the witness stand for long.
MoreDefense rests in Bales trial after flurry of witnesses
February 6, 2013
Cory SchoutenClosing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in the federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker
John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer after the defense raced through seven witnesses Tuesday and early Wednesday.
MoreUPDATE: Jet trips during affairs were also for business, Marsh testifies
February 5, 2013
Scott OlsonIn a day on the witness stand, former Marsh Supermarkets Inc. CEO Don Marsh told jurors during his fraud trial Tuesday that
he's not proud of his extramarital affairs, but he insisted the private jet trips he took to visit his mistresses were business-related.
MoreFBI agent references Brizzi in Bales trial testimony
February 5, 2013
Cory SchoutenFederal prosecutors rested their fraud case against John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer on Monday after a full day
of testimony from FBI Special Agent Brian Percival that included several references to former Marion County Prosecutor Carl
Brizzi.
MoreMarsh to call former CEO as first witness
February 4, 2013
Scott OlsonThe lead lawyer for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. expects to call Don Marsh as its first witness when the civil trial against him
reconvenes Tuesday. The grocery chain alleges that the former CEO used company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal
expenses.
MoreIndiana agencies team up to battle unemployment fraud
February 4, 2013
Associated PressThe Marion County prosecutor's office is teaming with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to prosecute people
suspected of committing unemployment insurance fraud in Indiana.
MoreJury selected in Marsh civil trial
February 2, 2013
Dan HumanDon Marsh, the former supermarket-chain CEO, went on trial in civil court Monday morning over millions of dollars in expenses
he charged to the company. Proceedings got underway with attorneys selecting five men and four women for the jury before breaking
for lunch.
MoreBarnes & Thornburg's longtime chief gives suitors cold shoulder
February 2, 2013
Scott OlsonAlan Levin has been managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP for 16 years, far longer than the heads of most major Indianapolis
law firms. But what most sets him apart is that he’s built his firm into a national practice by taking the maverick
approach of going it alone instead of merging with an out-of-state rival.
MoreLaw firm adds pharmacy practice
February 2, 2013
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman will draw on existing expertise within the firm to create the 10-member group.
MoreDefense attorneys turn tough in Bales trial
February 1, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first
witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove 13 charges including bank,
mail and wire fraud.
MoreSimon unit suing Stir Crazy chain for unpaid rent
February 1, 2013
Scott OlsonThe owner of Castleton Square Mall is suing its former tenant for $471,031 following the restaurant's closing late last month.
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.
MorePence 'loser pays' tort-reform bill withdrawn from Senate
January 31, 2013
Associated PressA tort reform measure from Gov. Mike Pence's first-year agenda has gone down in defeat amid opposition in a key Senate
committee.
MoreFormer Venture employee turns on Bales during testimony
January 31, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn FBI investigation into Venture Real Estate Services and principals John Bales and Bill Spencer had already begun when Matthew
Dyer signed on as the company's controller in December 2009. Bales told him the company had done nothing illegal, Dyer
testified Wednesday.
MoreDefense attorneys in Bales case trash former co-defendant
January 30, 2013
Cory SchoutenAttorney and developer Paul J. Page is no longer a co-defendant in the fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and
partner Bill Spencer. But you wouldn't know it from the action Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Only now, rather than federal
prosecutors, it's defense attorneys for Bales and Spencer who are targeting Page.
MoreJudge clears two horsemen from defamation suit
January 29, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA federal judge has released two Indiana horsemen from the ongoing defamation and conspiracy case brought by Ed Martin Jr.,
a former car dealer and thoroughbred breeder.
MoreBales defense: Elkhart deal was a 'scheme to help'
January 29, 2013
Cory SchoutenFacing a looming deadline to find suitable office space for the state Department of Child Services, Indianapolis real estate
broker John M. Bales and partner Bill Spencer in 2008 dipped into their own pockets to help close a difficult lease deal,
their defense attorneys contend.
MoreSale of family-owned business leads to lawsuit
January 28, 2013
Scott OlsonDeborah Ecksten, a former shareholder of Indianapolis-based Createc Corp., is suing her brother and mother, claiming they
earned multimillion-dollar profits at her expense by selling the company without her knowledge.
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.
MoreNFL harpoons Pendleton man's trademark application
January 28, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThinking that brothers Jim and John Harbaugh might go head to head in this year's Super Bowl, Roy Fox last year filed applications
to register “Harbowl” and “Harbaugh Bowl” as U.S. trademarks.
MoreBales' trial could turn on definition of ownership
January 26, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe jury trial in South Bend for real estate developer John Bales and his general counsel, William E. Spencer, is scheduled
to begin Jan. 28 and last up to two weeks. Bales and Spencer, both 45, are facing 13 counts, including wire and mail fraud.
MoreMichigan lawyer claims Indiana prosecution was political
January 25, 2013
Associated PressA Michigan attorney claims in a lawsuit that former Indianapolis prosecutor Carl Brizzi and former Indiana Secretary of State
Todd Rokita used unwarranted charges against her in a cemetery theft scheme to enhance their political reputations.
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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!