Fair Finance investors likely to recover little money
Authorities say Fair Finance, led by indicted businessman Tim Durham, owes 5,200 investors $230 million. But they’re likely to recoup just a “teeny-tiny” fraction.
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Indianapolis couple offers seniors a senior housing alternative
Unusual home on south side has a dozen bedrooms for folks who need to give up their own homes.
Officials: Fair Finance largest fraud case in state’s history
Timothy S. Durham (pictured at far left), James F. Cochran and Rick D. Snow were all arrested on Wednesday following a grand jury indictment.
BREAKING: Durham, two other executives indicted for fraud
Beleaguered local businessman Tim Durham and two other executives tied to bankrupt Fair Finance Co. have been indicted on felony charges of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission also filed a complaint against the men in federal court.
Decade-old Heartland fraud case nearing end
The receiver appointed in the case is distributing the last of $2.6 million in assets he recovered from the $29 million investors lost in the Ponzi scheme.
Purdue case highlights costs of defending intellectual property
A complicated legal case about trade secrets points up a down side to the success Indiana’s research universities have had turning their research into revenue: Large legal bills can eat much of the money.
Product delays thwart $40M Roche purchase
Delays getting new diabetes meters into the U.S. market appear to have tripped up Roche Diagnostics Corp. on its way to acquiring a key software vendor.
Antitrust lawsuit threatens ‘essence’ of NCAA
A former Rice University football player argues that one-year limits on athletic scholarships is a “blatant price-fixing agreement” between the NCAA and its member schools.
Regulatory overload is community banks’ next big hurdle
Banks across Indiana are preparing for a deluge of new regulations that will cut into their bottom lines, make their businesses more complex and, in some cases, force them to consolidate.
Local business accused of selling illegal immigration services
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office filed suit Wednesday against The Mexican Civic Association of Indiana Inc. for allegedly offering immigration advice without a license to practice law.
Virginia not-for-profit suing Duke Realty for $30M
Military think tank CNA claims Duke Realty breached its obligations as landlord by selling land in Alexandria to the Department of Defense, which plans to build a bomb-inspection facility on the site.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Sarah Evans Barker won’t stop
How did Indiana's first female federal judge go from clueless student to the bench? Would she be a good fit for the Supreme Court? When will she retire? Sarah Evans Barker presents her findings.
Prosecutors seek another probe involving White
Two special prosecutors have asked the Indiana inspector general to investigate whether indicted Secretary of State Charlie White improperly accessed a report detailing evidence of alleged voter fraud against him.
Pharmacist accused of netting $3.5 million through fraud
A Terre Haute pharmacist faces a possible 10-year prison sentence if convicted of health care fraud and money laundering in a scheme that netted him more than $3.57 million.
Ball State seeks leader to implement Innovation Corp. plan
Ball State University is conducting a nationwide search for a president to lead a not-for-profit it launched to boost the commercialization of the university’s intellectual property.
Indicted Indiana official resists calls to step down
Secretary of State Charlie White, the man whose job is to maintain the integrity of Indiana's elections, ignored mounting calls for him to step down or resign after his indictment Thursday on charges he broke the laws he's supposed to enforce.
Junior Achievement says ex-CEO acted solo
Junior Achievement’s attorneys paint the not-for-profit's ex-CEO as something of a renegade to bolster their defense in an ongoing lawsuit by another former executive.
Brightpoint suing software vendor for negligence
The local distributor of wireless phones has filed suit against Massachusetts-based Emptoris Inc., and is looking to recoup millions of dollars it paid the company in addition to the amount it says it spent trying to fix the problem.
U.S. fines 3 theater companies over child labor
Operators of three of the nation's biggest movie theater chains have paid more than $277,000 in federal fines over allegations that they violated child-labor laws, the Labor Department announced Tuesday.
Dow Chemical moves toward engineered corn patent
Dow Chemical Co.'s agricultural division said it has taken the next step toward gaining international patent rights for its new strain of genetically engineered corn that it says will help farmers battle a new strain of “super-weeds.”