May 16, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA post-conviction court correctly denied relief to a man on his felony fraud conviction after determining that his felony
failure to register conviction should be vacated, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled. Anthony McCullough pleaded guilty to
the separate charges in one agreement.
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May 3, 2013
Dave StaffordAbout half the property that federal agents inventoried after former personal injury attorney William Conour was charged with
wire fraud is missing from his home, and just 13 of 78 items at his former law office are still there, according to new government
filings in his federal criminal case.
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April 18, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer attorney William Conour stayed out of custody in his federal wire fraud case Thursday, but the judge withheld a ruling
on a government bid to revoke bond until investigators can take a fresh look at Conour’s assets the FBI inventoried
last year.
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April 11, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a $14.5 million award of damages against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. after finding
the insurer couldn’t prove its three arguments on appeal to reverse. The award is one of the largest defamation awards
in U.S. history, according to the court.
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April 8, 2013
IL StaffThree people charged in an explosion that killed two people and leveled part of a southside Indianapolis housing development
will go before a judge in Marion Superior Court on Wednesday.
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April 5, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer personal injury attorney William Conour has filed an affidavit in his federal wire fraud case swearing that the government
reneged on a deal to delay his prosecution so that he could settle outstanding cases that could have generated about $2 million
in fees.
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March 22, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer Secretary of State Charlie White says his convictions on six charges ranging from vote fraud to theft should be tossed
because they violated state and federal law. He also claims that his lawyer, former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi “was
ignorant of the law.”
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March 4, 2013
J.K. WallA film company once headed by Indianapolis financier Tim Durham says he transferred $1 million to his Indianapolis lawyer,
John Tompkins, while fighting federal securities fraud charges
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February 25, 2013
IL StaffA former Lake County clerk convicted of felony theft and mail fraud in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
will serve an 18-month sentence and pay a fine of $10,000.
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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 11, 2013
Cory SchoutenAn 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.
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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
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
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 5, 2013
IL StaffIndiana Department of Workforce Development Commissioner Scott Sanders and Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced
a new partnership between the offices Monday to investigate and prosecute individuals accused of fraudulent unemployment insurance
claims.
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February 4, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA woman whose ex-husband committed suicide after his scheme to steal money from his employer unraveled must pay back to the
company money she received from her husband during and after their marriage, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
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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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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 29, 2013
Cory SchoutenFacing a looming deadline to find suitable office space for the state Department of Child Services and the prospect that abused
or neglected children in Elkhart County could go without services, real estate broker John M. Bales and partner Bill Spencer
in 2008 dipped into their own pockets to help close a difficult lease deal, their defense attorneys contend.
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January 28, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe federal fraud trial of Indianapolis real estate broker John M. Bales and a partner began Monday morning in South Bend
with a jury-selection process that may not have run as smoothly if it took place in central Indiana.
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January 25, 2013
Scott OlsonA federal judge Friday morning set a new trial date of Sept. 9 for an Indianapolis high-profile lawyer accused of misappropriating
millions in client funds.
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January 4, 2013
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis attorney and developer Paul J. Page has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in an investigation that
also targets former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
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January 2, 2013
Dave StaffordInside an unmarked building in a nondescript office park in Castleton is a burgeoning, multi-million-dollar legal enterprise.
Its mission: cracking down on Medicaid fraud.
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December 27, 2012
Dave StaffordA woman charged with defrauding Indiana’s Medicaid program of nearly $350,000 lost the appeal of her partial motion
to dismiss the charges.
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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.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!