Ex-US Gymnastics coach charged in Nassar case
Kathie Ann Klages was charged Thursday with lying to an investigator when she denied that witnesses told her years ago about being sexually assaulted by ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar.
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Former office manager gets nearly 5 years in prison for fraud
A bookkeeper who pleaded guilty to defrauding a small Indianapolis-area construction company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison.
Fair Finance trustee tries for legal jackpot one last time
Without a big settlement, or a resounding victory at trial, victims in the fraud would be left with an underwhelming recovery—currently 11 cents on the dollar, based on distributions of $18 million in December 2015 and $5 million last October.
Indianapolis archbishop issues letter about Roncalli decision
A letter from the Most Rev. Charles Thompson says guidance counselors like the suspended Shelly Fitzgerald are ministers of the faith whose obligations “are clearly spelled out in school ministerial job descriptions and contracts.”
Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges
The outcome almost certainly guarantees years of prison for Manafort and established the ability of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team to persuade a jury of average citizens despite months of partisan attacks — including from Trump — on the investigation’s integrity.
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen pleads guilty in hush-money scheme
The campaign-finance violations involved payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and a former Playboy model. Michael Cohen cast the payments as attempts to influence the 2016 election and said they were made “at the direction” of Donald Trump.
Presidents of 22 Indiana colleges call for hate crime law
The letter released Monday was signed by the leaders of institutions including the University of Notre Dame, DePauw University and Franklin, Hanover and Wabash colleges.
Anthem data-breach judge OKs huge fee award, but not as much as attorneys wanted
Plaintiffs' attorneys sought $38 million in legal fees after reaching a $115 million settlement with the Indianapolis-based health insurer last year.
IBJ Podcast: Why business execs say the state needs a hate-crime law
Host Mason King talks with Ann Murtlow, CEO of United Way of Central Indiana, and Jeff Smulyan, CEO of Emmis Communications, about why they signed a letter of support for a hate-crime law.
UPDATE: Federal charges made in Indiana synagogue vandalism
Federal prosecutors arrested a 20-year-old man and an unnamed co-co-conspirator in connection to anti-Semitic graffiti that was spray-painted at a suburban Indianapolis synagogue last month.
Do these executives have the clout to get a hate-crime law passed?
Business leaders are rallying behind a social issue they say could affect economic development.
Survivor of duck boat sinking urges ban on such crafts
An Indiana woman whose husband and three children died when a duck boat sank last month in Missouri said Tuesday she hopes to save lives by backing an effort to ban the amphibious tourist boats.
Indiana attorney general might have violated law with ad
A state ethics law prohibits officeholders from using their names in audio, video or newspaper ads paid for with state funds.
Same-sex marriage could cost Catholic school counselor job
Roncalli High School said Shelly Fitzgerald has been placed on administrative leave after 15 years with the school.
Judge denies Indiana AG Hill’s motion in early voting case
Judge Sarah Evans Barker ruled Thursday that the consent decree was entered into by all of the parties in a lawsuit that resulted in the agreement, including the Marion County Election Board.
Attorney General Hill moves to block Marion County early-voting sites
Attorney General Curtis Hill, on behalf of the state, is challenging a judge’s decree that opens additional satellite voting centers in Marion County for the 2018 general election. He filed a motion Tuesday asking the federal court to withdraw the agreement.
Missouri voters reject law banning compulsory union fees
Missouri voters delivered a resounding victory to unions Tuesday, rejecting a right-to-work law that had been passed by Republican state officials but placed on hold after organized labor petitioned for a referendum.
Wells Fargo to pay $2.1 billion for role in housing bubble
Wells Fargo is one of the last remaining big banks to settle charges related to its role in the subprime mortgage crisis.
Indiana family files second lawsuit in boat sinking
The federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday by members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when a tourist boat sank this month in Missouri.
Holcomb calls for hate crimes bill after synagogue vandalism
Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, said he’ll meet with lawmakers, legal experts, corporate leaders and “citizens of all stripes who are seeking to find consensus on this issue.”