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UPDATE: SEC hits ITT Educational, execs with fraud charges

ITT Educational CEO Kevin Modany and Chief Financial Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick allegedly “engineered a campaign of deception and half-truths” to hide from investors the extent of losses ITT was suffering from student loan programs, the SEC said Tuesday morning.

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Not-for-profit leader faces child pornography charges

Russell Taylor, 43, is the executive director of the Jared Foundation, a group that aims to raise awareness and funds to support childhood obesity programs. The foundation was started by Jared Fogle, the longtime promoter of Subway restaurants.

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Three brothers plead guilty to massive biofuels scam

Chad and Craig Ducey of Fishers and Chris Ducey of North Webster have pleaded guilty to participating in a biofuels scam that federal investigators are calling “one of the largest tax and securities fraud schemes in Indiana history.”

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Judge delays decision on NCAA concussion settlement

A U.S. judge has declined to immediately approve the NCAA’s $75 million settlement of a lawsuit by college athletes who’ve suffered head injuries, giving a critic of the accord three weeks to file arguments opposing the revamped deal.

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New Jersey man, 2 companies plead guilty in biofuels scam

Joseph Furando and two companies he co-owns have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a biofuels scam that became one of the largest frauds in Indiana history and bilked taxpayers and fuel buyers out of tens of millions of dollars, prosecutors said.

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Carmel financial adviser facing fraud charges

A Carmel financial adviser has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 66 criminal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering and securities fraud, the United States Attorney's office announced Wednesday.

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