Ex-coach for USA Diving gets 4 years in prison for sexual battery
The victim is among divers suing Indianapolis-based USA Diving, alleging it didn’t do enough to stop coach William Bohonyi.
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Bayer proposes paying $8B to settle Roundup cancer claims
An agreement would ease investor pressure over massive litigation exposure the German drug and chemical giant took on with its $63 billion purchase of the weedkiller’s maker, Monsanto Co.
Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade net 680 arrests
The companies involved could be charged with knowingly hiring workers who are in the county illegally and will be scrutinized for tax, document and wage fraud.
Brebeuf appealing archdiocese decision to no longer recognize school as Catholic
A Jesuit high school that the Indianapolis Archdiocese no longer recognizes as Catholic because it refused to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage said it is appealing that decision to the Vatican.
Hoosier ag biotech firms, farmers targeted by foreign spies
FBI special agent Craig Moringiello told IBJ “we have a tremendous infrastructure in place in this state for agricultural innovation, and that makes us a target.”
Indianapolis woman gets prison time for identity theft, tax fraud
After executing a search warrant at the woman’s home, investigators for the IRS found 100 debit cards in more than 80 different names.
Arrest made after massive Capital One data breach
A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said Monday as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the case.
Archdiocese, Roncalli face suit from second counselor who was fired over same-sex union
Roncalli High School’s former co-director of guidance filed suit against the school and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in federal court Monday, alleging she was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation.
Democrats fail to gain Mueller jump-start for Trump probes
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited appearance Wednesday for more than five hours before two House committees fell short of Democrats’ predictions that he’d invigorate their stalled investigations into President Trump and perhaps even propel a move to impeach him.
Justice Department ratchets up antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday opened a sweeping antitrust investigation of major technology companies and whether their online platforms have hurt competition, suppressed innovation or otherwise harmed consumers.
Attorney on probation for public indecency charged with theft from client
An Indianapolis attorney who pleaded guilty to public indecency last year after being accused of exposing himself to two busloads of high school girls basketball players is facing new charges of stealing more than $53,000 from a client.
Indiana legislature hires outside attorney in AG groping suit
Indiana’s legislative leaders have hired an outside attorney to represent the General Assembly in a federal lawsuit alleging that state Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women.
Former IPS union president pleads guilty to $100,000 embezzlement
According to her plea agreement, Rhondalyn Cornett stole more than $100,000 from November 2013 until her resignation in November by writing checks from the union’s bank account and using the union’s debit card for personal expenses and to withdraw cash.
Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement
The settlement with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as 48 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, would provide up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers and a $100 million civil money penalty.
One year later: An account of the fatal Missouri duck boat sinking
Court documents, as well as other reports and interviews, capture a terrifying night on Table Rock Lake that claimed 17 lives, including nine members of an Indianapolis resident’s family.
Duke Energy sued for environmental harm from 2014 coal ash spill
The federal, North Carolina and Virginia governments asked a court Thursday to declare the country’s largest electricity company liable for environmental damage from a leak five years ago that left miles of a river shared by the two states coated in hazardous coal ash.
Payments from $208 million NCAA settlement to begin in August
More than 50,000 former college athletes next month will begin collecting portions of a $208 million class-action settlement paid by the Indianapolis-based NCAA in a case that challenged its caps on compensation.
Two arrested in multi-year probe of Muncie public corruption
A Muncie city official and a local contractor were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, making false statements and falsification of documents in a federal investigation.
J&J accused of dodging liability for ‘cunning’ opioid drug push
The trial in Oklahoma City is the first of more than 1,900 local U.S. government lawsuits against drug makers and distributors over the fallout from opioid abuse.
Teachers union sues DeVos over embattled loan relief program
The American Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the Education Department has mismanaged the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that was created in 2007. Just 1% of more than 86,000 applications had been approved for loan forgiveness as of March 31.