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Former IU researcher pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli DNA from China to U.S.

April 10, 2026
Daniel Bradley

Youhuang Xiang, 32, will receive prison time and be deported as part of his sentence.

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Some federal, state courts and clerk’s offices closed Monday due to winter storm

January 26, 2026
Indiana Lawyer Staff

As of late Monday morning, more than half the state remained under a travel warning.

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U.S. District Court in Southern Indiana names Sweeney as new chief judge

July 13, 2025 | Indiana Lawyer Staff

Before his appointment to the U.S. District Court in 2018, James Sweeney was a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, where he focused on intellectual property.

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Carmel man agrees to guilty plea in $952,000 theft case

June 4, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Nathaniel Wills of Carmel is accused of stealing nearly $1 million from his former employer, Anderson-based Indiana Flooring and Linoleum Co. Inc.

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Woman indicted on fraud charges after $1M theft from employer

March 13, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

A former employee at a Greenfield repair shop is accused of stealing the funds from the business between 2016 and 2022. Now, she’s been indicted on five counts of wire fraud as a result.

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Judge rules in favor of South Bend in 25-foot ‘buffer zone’ lawsuit

January 15, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

A federal judge on Friday rejected a request to block an Indiana law establishing a so-called “buffer zone” around law enforcement during official duties, a measure that includes both the public and the press.

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Former Indianapolis post office manager charged with mail theft

March 9, 2022 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Prosecutors say the former customer service manager at the New Augusta Post Office branch on Indianapolis’ northwest side stole $1.7 million in checks from mail that arrived at the branch in 2020 and 2021.

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Appeals court rules convicted CEO doomed by evidence, not by attorney’s conflict of interest

March 8, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl / The Indiana Lawyer

Former CEO James Burkhart pleaded guilty in January 2018 to a scheme in which vendors working for American Senior Communities inflated invoices and kicked back profits to Burkhart and other company officials.

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Pandemic forces delay in fraud trial of former Celadon execs

February 9, 2022 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The criminal case against former Celadon executives Eric Meek and Bobby Peavler had been scheduled to begin on Feb. 22, but the judge has rescheduled the trial because local COVID-19 positivity rates are too high.

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Former Cummins employee sentenced to prison in $4.8M fraud case

January 7, 2022 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Prosecutors say the Ohio man, who formerly worked for Cummins in Michigan, stole profit-sharing money that was supposed to have been distributed to company employees.

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Former Banc-Serv exec sentenced to more than five years in prison

December 9, 2021 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Kerri Agee of Noblesville was sentenced Thursday for her role in a 13-year financial fraud scheme at the now-defunct financial services company she once owned.

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Prosecutors to ask for eight-year prison sentence for former financial exec

December 3, 2021 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

A sentencing hearing is scheduled Thursday for BancServ Partners LLC founder Kerri Agee, who was found guilty on fraud and conspiracy charges in August.

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Federal court blocks drug pricing enforcement action against Lilly

November 1, 2021 | Marilyn Odendahl / The Indiana Lawyer

The ruling from Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker also hinted that Congress needs to address the problems with the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

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Defendants found guilty on all charges in Banc-Serv fraud trial

August 5, 2021 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The five former directors and employees of the now-defunct Westfield firm were found guilty on fraud and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say the five submitted false information in order to get more than $10 million in ineligible loans approved by the Small Business Administration.

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Pratt named chief judge of Indiana Southern District Court

March 22, 2021 | Indiana Lawyer Staff

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt succeeds Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson as chief judge, making history as the first person of color to lead the court.

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Greenwood man facing 19 charges in $14 million fraud case

December 18, 2020 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Prosecutors say Daniel R. Fruits, 46, defrauded his former employer out of millions of dollars that he spent on real estate, cars, Rolex watches, escort services and other items.

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Indiana’s limits on absentee balloting upheld by federal court

August 21, 2020 | Marilyn Odendahl / The Indiana Lawyer

A motion for a preliminary injunction that would expand no-excuse absentee balloting in Indiana was denied in a Friday ruling in the Southern Indiana District Court. Judge James Hanlon found the restrictions on absentee balloting do not absolutely prohibit state residents from voting.

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Federal judge orders counties to notify voters quickly when absentee ballots are rejected

August 21, 2020 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The decision, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, comes just months before a general election in which large numbers of Hoosiers are expected to submit absentee ballots by mail.

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Judge dismisses women’s lawsuit accusing Curtis Hill of sexual harassment

March 2, 2020 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said that because the women—a state lawmaker and three legislative staffers—didn’t work for Hill, they can’t sue him under federal laws meant to prevent workplace discrimination and retaliation.

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Former employee pleads guilty in $4.5M Cummins fraud case

January 16, 2020 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Prosecutors say the 54-year-old man diverted more than $4.5 million of money from Cummins and other companies over a nine-year period.

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Indy towing operator charged with defrauding car owners in massive scheme

May 17, 2019

A federal grand jury indicted Brian Fenner of Indianapolis, and a partner, Dennis Birkey of Wisconsin, in an alleged scheme to fraudulently take title to other people's cars and then sell them for their own profit.

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Pharmacy owner found guilty of manufacturing over-potent drugs sold to hospitals

April 11, 2019

Paul Elmer, former owner and CEO of Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals in Noblesville, was convicted in federal court of nine counts of adulterating drugs and one count of conspiracy. He was acquitted of an additional count of obstruction of justice.

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