Jury returns $2.2M judgment against Don Marsh
A federal jury returned a $2.2 million judgment against iconic Marsh Supermarkets CEO Don Marsh late Friday, finding that he tapped corporate coffers for personal expenses.
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Marsh Supermarkets asking former CEO to pay $5.6M
A company lawyer itemized the expenses Marsh Supermarkets believes it is owed during closing arguments Friday. A lawyer for Don Marsh argued that he neither committed fraud nor breached his contract.
Jury to begin deliberating in Don Marsh trial
The panel of nine will begin closed-door discussions Friday afternoon following closing arguments from attorneys representing Marsh Supermarkets Inc. and the former CEO of the company accused of spending $3.3 million of company funds on personal expenses.
Jury finds Bateman co-defendant not guilty in $1.7M fraud
Manuel Gonzalez has been acquitted of three counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering in connection with a scheme that targeted an Indianapolis physician. Former City-County Councilor Paul Bateman pleaded guilty last month to participating in the scheme.
Witnesses: Don Marsh’s expenses never questioned
Lawyers for the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets on Thursday hammered home their claims his expenses were widely accepted in the company as normal business costs, while witness testimony revealed a corporate culture that passed the buck on evaluating those costs.
Marsh Supermarkets rests case against former CEO
Lawyers for Don Marsh got their first chance to go on the offensive Wednesday after Marsh Supermarkets Inc. rested its case against the company’s former CEO.
Lawsuit filed over Ballard’s redistricting plan
Three Democratic members of Indianapolis' City-County Council are suing to overturn a redistricting plan passed by the council's former Republican majority.
Sun Capital execs ‘shocked’ by Marsh financials
Any feelings of satisfaction that Sun Capital Partners executives had after completing the acquisition of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. quickly turned to “shock and surprise,” a managing director of the private-equity firm told jurors Tuesday.
Marsh pilot says he flew former CEO to see mistresses
At least twice a month during the year 2000, the pilot told jurors, he ferried Don Marsh to New York City to visit one of his mistresses. Marsh Supermarkets is suing its former CEO in an attempt to recoup more than $3 million in what it claims are personal expenses.
Fraud victim files civil suit against ex-councilor
An Indianapolis physician who lost $1.7 million in a fraud scheme orchestrated in part by former Democratic City-County Councilor Paul C. Bateman Jr. has sued Bateman and two associates in Marion Circuit Court. The civil lawsuit comes as a criminal trial stemming from the case begins in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Former Marsh CFO sought out bankruptcy lawyers
The former executive of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. said he became so concerned about the company’s deteriorating finances less than a decade ago that he took the desperate step of meeting with bankruptcy lawyers.
Don Marsh says he owes more than $500,000 in back taxes
The disclosure came during the fourth day of Don Marsh’s civil trial. The locally based supermarket chain is alleging he used company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal expenses.
Marsh defense: Travel was integral to company success
Don Marsh’s testimony on cross-examination Thursday morning revealed a defense strategy to convince jurors that the frequent trips the former CEO took on the company’s dime were more for business than pleasure.
UPDATE: Defense takes turn in Marsh civil trial
Don Marsh finally got off the hot seat Wednesday afternoon after his former company wrapped up nearly two days of questioning, but he didn't stay off the witness stand for long.
Marsh to call former CEO as first witness
The lead lawyer for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. expects to call Don Marsh as its first witness when the civil trial against him reconvenes Tuesday. The grocery chain alleges that the former CEO used company funds to pay more than $3 million in personal expenses.
Simon unit suing Stir Crazy chain for unpaid rent
The owner of Castleton Square Mall is suing its former tenant for $471,031 following the restaurant’s closing late last month.
Families sue to recover lost investments
A central Indiana county commissioner, his wife and members of three other families who lost more than $700,000 they invested in businesses state officials say were shell companies are suing two men accused of orchestrating the scheme.
Jury selected in Marsh civil trial
Don Marsh, the former supermarket-chain CEO, went on trial in civil court Monday morning over millions of dollars in expenses he charged to the company. Proceedings got underway with attorneys selecting five men and four women for the jury before breaking for lunch.
Judge clears two horsemen from defamation suit
A federal judge has released two Indiana horsemen from the ongoing defamation and conspiracy case brought by Ed Martin Jr., a former car dealer and thoroughbred breeder.
Sale of family-owned business leads to lawsuit
Deborah Ecksten, a former shareholder of Indianapolis-based Createc Corp., is suing her brother and mother, claiming they earned multimillion-dollar profits at her expense by selling the company without her knowledge.