March 1, 2013
Scott OlsonLawyers for Marsh Supermarkets Inc. and its former CEO are set to meet Monday in hopes of finally ending their years-long
court battle in which the company already has notched a partial victory.
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February 28, 2013
Scott OlsonAn Indiana environmental group once again is attempting to stop construction of the Interstate 69 extension between Evansville
and Indianapolis by filing suit in federal court.
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February 25, 2013
IL StaffA self-identified sovereign citizen was sentenced last week to 40 years in prison for felony convictions of kidnapping and
intimidation of a witness.
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February 21, 2013
Scott OlsonJust because Tim Durham isn’t paying a lawyer to handle the appeal of his 50-year federal prison sentence doesn’t
mean he’s getting shortchanged.
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February 18, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh shouldn’t have to wait long to find out if he can collect his entire $4 million severance or whether he’ll
have to return the portion he’s already received from Marsh Supermarkets Inc.
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February 15, 2013
Scott OlsonA jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday afternoon whether Don Marsh owes Marsh Supermarkets Inc. more than $3 million
in personal expenses he allegedly charged the company while he was CEO.
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February 14, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Southern District Bankruptcy judge Thursday, finding the judge incorrectly ruled
that competition was unnecessary in a plan of reorganization involving a shopping center.
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February 14, 2013
Scott OlsonLawyers for Don Marsh continue to hammer home their claims that the former supermarket CEO's expenses for lavish travel
were widely accepted as normal business costs.
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February 13, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh's son David, who served under his father as president of Marsh Supermarkets Inc, traveled widely, often on the
company jet, just as his father did.
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February 12, 2013
Scott OlsonAny feelings of satisfaction that executives of Sun Capital Partners had after completing its acquisition of Marsh Supermarkets
Inc. quickly turned to “shock and surprise,” a managing director of the private-equity firm told jurors Tuesday.
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February 11, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh’s personal pilot told jurors Monday morning that he ferried the former CEO of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. to New
York City at least twice a month in a year’s span to visit one of his mistresses.
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February 8, 2013
Scott OlsonA former top executive of Marsh Supermarkets Inc. 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.
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February 8, 2013
Cory SchoutenJohn M. Bales lifted his crossed hands to his face and began to cry Thursday evening as a federal judge read the same jury
verdict on each of 13 fraud counts against the real estate broker and his partner: Not guilty.
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February 7, 2013
Scott OlsonWithout membership in certain international business organizations, Don Marsh says he could not have built his grocery chain
into a billion-dollar company.
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February 7, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe jury began deliberations Thursday in the federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker John M. Bales and partner
William E. Spencer after three hours of spirited closing arguments Wednesday.
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February 6, 2013
IL StaffThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will celebrate Black History Month with the presentation “Escape
of Caroline,” based on a true story of the Underground Railroad.
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February 6, 2013
Scott OlsonDon Marsh continued to use the company jet for personal reasons even after Marsh Supermarkets Inc. adopted a code of conduct
to discourage financial fraud within the company, a lawyer for the supermarket chain alleged Wednesday morning in an Indianapolis
courtroom.
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February 6, 2013
Cory SchoutenClosing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in the federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker
John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer after the defense raced through seven witnesses Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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February 4, 2013
Dan HumanDon Marsh will have a lot of explaining to do about millions of dollars in expenses he charged to Marsh Supermarkets during
a two-week civil trial that got underway Monday morning.
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February 1, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first
witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove charges including bank, mail
and wire fraud.
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February 1, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA lawsuit filed by a prisoner at the Pendleton Correctional Facility against two prison doctors and a nurse after he learned
he had prostate cancer is allowed to continue after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of his suit.
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January 31, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn FBI investigation into Venture Real Estate Services and principals John Bales and Bill Spencer had already begun when Matthew
Dyer signed on as the company's controller in December 2009.
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January 30, 2013
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis attorney and developer Paul J. Page is no longer a co-defendant in the fraud trial of real estate broker John
M. Bales and a partner after agreeing to a plea deal, but you wouldn't know it from the action Tuesday in the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
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January 30, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlStanding between two judges offering different opinions on how to proceed is not a place many attorneys would want to be.
However, a group of students at Adams High School in South Bend often found themselves with opposing pieces of advice from
the jurists. Two sets of instructions, two judges and no chance for a recess.
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January 30, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlFor the past several years, who could be compelled to appear at a federal trial depended on whom you asked.
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vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.
Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.