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Three suspects charged in Richmond Hill explosion

December 21, 2012
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The Marion County prosecutor says homeowner Monserrate Shirley, her boyfriend, Mark Leonard, and his brother, Bobby Leonard, have been charged with multiple counts of felony murder and arson.
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Indiana high court declines Star's disclosure appeal

December 20, 2012
Associated Press
The Indianapolis Star likely must identify a person making anonymous comments on its website after the Indiana Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal.
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Indiana State Fair disaster victims getting more relief

December 20, 2012
Associated Press
The attorney general's office is sending out checks for a total of $6 million to 59 victims of 2011's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
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Lilly agrees to pay $29.4M to settle SEC bribery charges

December 20, 2012
J.K. Wall
According to a statement released by the SEC, Eli Lilly paid $6.5 million—and in some cases gave jewelry and spa treatments—to win government contracts in Brazil, China, Russia and Poland.
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Indiana to receive nearly $793K in Amgen settlement

December 20, 2012
Associated Press
Amgen Inc. has agreed to pay Indiana nearly $793,000 as part of a larger settlement to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians who prescribed some of its drugs for unapproved uses.
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Judge: Indiana districts can sell schools despite law

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
A judge has ruled that two northeastern Indiana school districts can sell vacant schools, bypassing a state law requiring them to wait four years in case a charter school wanted to claim the buildings.
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Former country club controller gets 2 years for fraud

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
Officials say Denise Abrell defrauded the Country Club of Indianapolis of $400,000 by writing checks to herself and using the club's credit card without its knowledge.
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Convicted financier Durham says he can't afford a lawyer

December 18, 2012
Associated Press
An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon who was convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million says he can't afford to hire an attorney to handle his appeal.
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Analysis: Simon factions make peace as tax hike looms

December 14, 2012
Cory Schouten
Widow Bren Simon and her stepchildren finally managed to settle a long legal battle over the estate of mall magnate Melvin Simon. The goal that appears to have united the survivors: Reducing Uncle Sam's take of a fortune that has swelled to nearly $3 billion.
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Indiana Supreme Court considers punitive damage cap

December 13, 2012
Associated Press
A top state attorney defended Indiana's punitive damages law Thursday against claims that it renders trials meaningless by forcing judges to reduce awards in lawsuits without telling jurors.
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Settlement ends bitter battle over Mel Simon estate

December 12, 2012
Cory Schouten
A long, contentious family battle over the $2 billion estate of the late shopping mall tycoon Melvin Simon has ended with a confidential settlement.
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Workers settle employment lawsuit against local hotels

December 12, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Sixteen current and former Indianapolis hotel workers have settled their union-backed lawsuit that alleged employment violations by nine area hotels and Atlanta-based Hospitality Staffing Solutions, a subcontractor that employs many hotel workers.
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Michigan becomes latest right-to-work state

December 11, 2012
Associated Press
Michigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat to organized labor in a state that has been a cradle of the movement for generations.
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Housing group sues Buckingham over apartment accessibility

December 11, 2012
Scott Olson
The National Fair Housing Alliance alleges in a lawsuit that four of the local apartment developer's properties violate Fair Housing Act accessibility requirements.
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Blood drawn from cop after crash OK for trial

December 10, 2012
Associated Press
The Indiana Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling saying blood was drawn properly from an allegedly intoxicated Indianapolis police officer after a 2010 fatal crash. But the officer's attorney said it's uncertain whether the evidence can be introduced at trial.
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Indiana court hears Duke Energy ice storm case

December 10, 2012
Associated Press
An attorney for Duke Energy Corp. urged the Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday to reverse a state regulatory panel's decision blocking the company's attempt to pass onto its customers the cost of damages it incurred during a 2009 ice storm.
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Court dismisses paper's appeal over online comments

December 10, 2012
Associated Press
The state Court of Appeals has dismissed The Indianapolis Star's appeal of a local judge's order requiring it to identify a person who made anonymous comments on its website that a former chief executive of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana contends were defamatory.
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Trustee settles for $3.5M with former Fair Finance owner

December 7, 2012
Scott Olson
Donald R. Fair, the former owner of Fair Finance Co. who sold the business to fraudsters Tim Durham and James Cochran, agreed to the settlement Thursday.
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Judge orders new venue for officer in fatal crash

December 6, 2012
Associated Press
Marion County Judge Grant Hawkins said the case surrounding David Bisard had generated too much publicity for him to get a fair trial in central Indiana.
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Feds say Indy company ran auto lien scheme

December 5, 2012
Associated Press
An Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles employee and two others have been charged with stealing cars from banks by filing fake mechanic's liens.
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Successful Durham appeal unlikely, outside lawyers say

December 3, 2012
Scott Olson
Local criminal defense lawyers who tracked the trial of Tim Durham and his accomplices say chances are slim that they would prevail on appeal. One said Durham would have a better chance of winning the lottery.
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Durham gets 50 years for fraud scheme

November 30, 2012
Greg Andrews, Scott Olson, Cory Schouten
Former Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham was sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that led to the collapse of Fair Finance, costing thousands of investors $250 million. Accomplices Jim Cochran and Rick Snow received 25 years and 10 years, respectively.
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Live tweets from Durham sentencing

November 30, 2012
Cory Schouten
IBJ provided ongoing updates from the courthouse where Ponzi schemer Tim Durham and two accomplices were sentenced Friday afternoon.
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Fraud victims detail losses before Durham's sentencing

November 30, 2012
Scott Olson
A 74-year-old former nun who cares for young children to earn a living after being swindled out of her life savings and a woman whose father lost $170,000 in proceeds from the sale of his farm testified against Tim Durham and his two fraud accomplices Friday morning.
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Durham fate rests in judge's hands

November 29, 2012
Cory Schouten
Convicted Ponzi schemer Tim Durham and two accomplices will find out Friday whether they will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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