Greenwood man pleads guilty, gets 10 years in prison for $3M fraud schemes
James Henley, 35, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the schemes, including money laundering, aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.
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Indy theater’s artistic director no longer with organization after domestic violence accusation
The founding artistic director of the Indianapolis Black Theatre Co. faces a felony charge of strangulation and misdemeanor charges of domestic battery and battery resulting in bodily injury.
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Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
In the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, about 8 in 10 U.S. adults said the person who committed the killing has “a great deal” or “a moderate amount” of responsibility.
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Former nursing home CEO included in Biden’s sweeping clemency grant
James Burkhart was chief of Indiana’s largest chain of nursing homes before being indicted on 32 fraud counts in 2016.
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Former Old National CFO, on leave following criminal charges, parts ways with bank
Old National, the largest bank based in Indiana, placed CFO Brendon Falconer on leave in April after he was charged with two counts of child molestation.
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Man accused of stalking Caitlin Clark proclaims himself ‘guilty as charged’ in court appearance
Michael Thomas Lewis, 55, who was charged with felony stalking of the Indiana Fever star behaved “very erratically” in his first court appearance and, at times, appeared to be laughing and joking while noting he had not been taking his medication while jailed or while living in his car.
Texas man charged with stalking Caitlin Clark, arrested in Indianapolis
The 55-year-old man allegedly sent numerous threats and sexually explicit messages to Clark via his social media accounts, including from IP addresses at a hotel and the library in downtown Indianapolis.
Woman sentenced following guilty plea in $1M employer theft case
A former employee of a Greenfield-based contracting business has been sentenced to 30 months in prison on charges that she defrauded her former employer out of more than $1 million.
Former Indiana congressional candidate agrees to plead guilty in campaign finance fraud case
Former Indiana congressional candidate Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Whitley is admitting that he falsified campaign finance records, saying he lied about raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions ahead of the May 2024 primary.
Their remains were found decades ago. A new push could identify all of a serial killer’s victims.
Family members, a determined coroner and state researchers are behind a renewed effort to identify all of the unknown dead whose remains are among some 10,000 bones and fragments unearthed on Herbert Baumeister’s suburban Indianapolis property.
FBI now says driver responsible for deadly New Orleans rampage acted alone
Fifteen people were killed in the attack. That number includes the 14 victims killed plus the assailant, Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by Islamic State
The FBI said it did not believe only one person was involved and it was looking into whether the New Orleans attack was connected to a deadly explosion outside a Las Vegas hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump.
Man who revealed weapons at polling site could face charges under new law
Under Senate Enrolled Act 170, threatening, obstructing, interfering with or injuring an election worker can be charged as a Level 6 felony.
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
The outgoing president said he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions.
Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO fights extradition
A law enforcement bulletin said that at the time of his arrest, suspect Luigi Nicholas Mangione was carrying a handwritten document expressing anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed and power.
Prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show
The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family had a gun believed to be the one used in the shooting of Brian Thompson, as well as writings suggesting anger with corporate America, police said.
Man arrested with weapon ‘consistent with’ gun in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
Along with the gun, police found a silencer, fake IDs and writings apparently critical of the health insurance industry, according to a law enforcement official.
Indianapolis police officers acquitted in 2022 death of man at parents’ home
Jurors began deliberating Friday morning and took less than three hours to come up with a verdict following five days of testimony.
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting driving companies to examine security
Security consultants said the shooting, while exceedingly rare, was indicative of rising levels of danger for executives whose companies are often the subject of intense public controversies.
Hunt for killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
Investigators worked to piece together more of the timeline of the gunman’s whereabouts before the shooting, examine security camera footage and even test a discarded water bottle and protein bar wrapper in a hunt for his DNA.
‘Deny,’ ‘defend’ and ‘depose’: Ammunition used in CEO’s killing had writing on it
The words on the ammunition may have been a reference to strategies insurance companies use to try to avoid paying claims.
UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside New York City hotel
Brian Thompson was killed in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning in what authorities described as a targeted attack that sent reverberations across the city and corporate boardrooms globally.
AT&T offering $5,000 reward after copper theft causes outages
AT&T said it is collaborating with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Shelby County and Brown County sheriff’s departments to address the issue.
Rokita investigating illegal immigrant surge, potential labor trafficking in 3 Indiana cities
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has opened investigations into several nonprofits, government agencies and businesses, with his office alleging that an influx of migrants has created housing and possible labor trafficking issues in Evansville, Seymour and Logansport.