Officials seek tougher prostitution law before Super Bowl
Those trying to fast-track legislation cite estimates that the 2010 Super Bowl brought 10,000 prostitutes to Miami and resulted in 133 arrests in Dallas at the 2011 Super Bowl.
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State AG to challenge order for Daniels to testify
An Indiana judge on Friday ordered Gov. Mitch Daniels to be deposed in two lawsuits over the state's cancellation of a $1.37 billion contract IBM received to modernize the state's welfare system, but the state attorney general said he would challenge the order.
Daniels appoints new general counsel
Anita Kolkmeier Samuel, Mitch Daniels' assistant general counsel and policy director, replaces David Pippen, who recently resigned to become chairman of the environmental law group at Indianapolis law firm Bose McKinney & Evans LLP.
Durham’s wages docked to pay $71,000 debt
The order from a Hamilton County magistrate says an investor can collect $71,423.66, including interest, from Durham’s National Lampoon Inc. salary.
Warnings about broker’s tactics went unheeded
Several state employees openly questioned how John Bales' real estate brokerage did business long before the FBI launched an investigation that led to his indictment.
Almost all state fair claimants accept offers
The Indiana Attorney General's office said Wednesday that 63 of the 65 claimants have confirmed they'll accept the settlements over the State Fair stage collapse.
Grand jury indicts local real estate broker Bales
A grand jury in South Bend has returned a 14-count criminal indictment against Indianapolis real estate broker John M. Bales and two associates over a state lease deal in Elkhart that was first revealed as part of an IBJ investigation.
Feds: Hauke OK’d disastrous real estate investments
Prosecutors allege Fishers investment manager Keenan Hauke hid losses for seven years by shifting assets among accounts and using new investors’ money to fund withdrawals.
Investment adviser Hauke agrees to plead guilty in $7M fraud
Prosecutors accused Hauke of losing millions on Michigan real estate investments, then hiding those losses from clients.
Fair Finance investors object to Brizzi settlement
The investors argue that a bankruptcy trustee’s settlement reached last month with former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi could extricate Brizzi from lawsuits they’ve filed against him.
Grand jury indicts former state utilities chief Hardy
David Lott Hardy, who was fired from his job as chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in 2010, is accused of official misconduct.
Deadline nears for relatives of 7 killed in stage collapse
Attorney General Greg Zoeller has offered at least $300,000 to families of those who died in August when rigging collapsed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Star fights to protect identity of online commenter
Attorneys for The Indianapolis Star will argue before an appeals court that the identity of an online poster is protected by the state's newspaper shield law, the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment and the Indiana Constitution.
Judge delays ruling on dismissal of White case
An Indiana judge expects to rule by Dec. 16 on whether Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White must stand trial on voter fraud and other criminal charges that could lead to his ouster.
Attorney General Zoeller gives aid to foreclosure fraud victims
Zoeller said the money will go to fraud victims who help his office file legal actions against businesses accused of predatory practices.
White asking judge to dismiss charges against him
A judge will consider Friday afternoon whether to dismiss criminal charges including theft and voter fraud against Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White that could lead to his removal from office.
Judge in high-stakes lawsuit drowns lawyers in praise
The federal judge said class counsel achieved “fabulous results with incredible efficiency” and that he had never been more proud of his profession in his 36-year legal career.
Speculation swirls around next Indiana chief justice
Speculation suggests that Indiana's newest Supreme Court's justice is a likely possibility to serve as the next chief justice, one day after longtime Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard announced his retirement.
Ball State skips on buying triple-x domain names
Unlike Indiana's other major colleges, Ball State University isn't trying to buy up possible school Internet domains names using a new suffix meant for pornography sites.
Sides reach $150,000 deal in school-bullying lawsuit
A former student at a central Indiana high school has agreed to a $150,000 settlement of her lawsuit claiming school officials failed to stop bullying by a male classmate.