Embattled financier Tim Durham’s lawyer, Larry Mackey, said the FBI should have known a bankruptcy trustee had the titles.
An attorney for
the trustee said investigators were aware.
Tim Durham, the Indianapolis businessman who purchased Akron, Ohio-based Fair Finance Co. eight years ago, is facing up to
the reality he owes the company a bundle and is shoveling over assets. Nevertheless, the FBI seized some Durham vehicles on
June 24.
Federal prosecutors allege man embezzled $1.6 million from a title insurance company.
Borrowers from Tim Durham's bankrupt finance company will face heavy-handed collection tactics.
From 1999 to 2008, Steak n Shake Co. spent an average of $55 million a year to add dozens of restaurants and buy equipment
for existing
ones. In 2009, the locally based
chain spent just $5.8 million.
Jim Pearson knows a thing or two about raising money from venture capitalists. And he has some advice for BioCrossroads:
Teach entrepreneurs the value of money.
The amount raised since October is in addition to the $69.9 million it received in May from three venture
firms on the coasts, in what was the third-largest venture deal in the nation during the second quarter,
according to the National Venture Capital Association.
Team profits declined from $1.23 million in 2008 to $459,603 this year. Despite
that, the team’s board voted unanimously to pay a dividend.
The federal government has filed court papers seeking forfeiture of Tim Durham’s property, including his 30,000-square-foot
Geist home, another home in Los Angeles and his 2008 Bugatti sports car.
The banking crisis isn’t the only reason to rethink the ubiquitous “We care” theme.
The Flaherty & Collins project—dubbed 210 Trade—would have been the tallest residential building in the Carolinas, with more floors
than any building in the region except the Charlotte headquarters of Bank of America Corp.
Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham has treated Ohio-based Fair Finance Co. almost like a personal bank since buying it seven
years ago, and now he, his partners and related firms owe it more than $168 million, records show.
Recession forces entrepreneurs to rework bills. Cracking down on small businesses doesn’t help bills get paid faster.
Fitch and other rating agencies are concerned that the phase-in of property tax caps will further strain the city’s finances.
David A. Marsh, the former supermarket executive and current president of the Crystal Flash convenience store chain, could
lose his 11,800-square-foot mansion on Geist Reservoir over three defaulted loans.
Since key Lauth Group subsidiaries landed in bankruptcy in May, the company has described its misfortune almost as if it
were an act of God.
Eli Lilly and Co. has blasted past analysts’ earnings projections for two straight quarters. But if Lilly officials
take that as a sign they can breathe easier, they need only flip through a stack of Wall Street research reports on the company.
While most people consider their family members and funeral costs in estate planning, many overlook their babies who happen
to have four legs, a tail, feathers or even scales. A pet trust is a good solution.
The largest outside investor in embattled developer Lauth Group Inc. is asking a federal judge to dismiss the company’s bankruptcy
cases.
Within weeks, EnerDel expects to receive notification that it’s getting as much as $480 million in financing under a U.S.
Department of Energy program aimed at fostering advanced vehicle manufacturing.
