In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, a group of drivers allege the vendors hired to operate the RiverLink toll system for the three bridges between Louisville, Kentucky, and southern Indiana fraudulently tacked on administrative fees and penalties.
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A high-profile Indianapolis attorney and law firm is representing President Donald Trump in the latest lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of last month’s presidential election in Wisconsin, one of several decisive states narrowly won by President-elect Joe Biden.
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A one-time Jasper County judge is accused of multiple counts of attorney misconduct related to his representation of two elderly clients’ estates, potentially involving the misappropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars to his law firm, an office employee and a family member after the clients died.
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The two individuals who headed up the scheme, Jennifer Fleener of Indianapolis and Mike Fleener of Camby, each received federal prison sentences of at least four years.
Investigators say Shayna Williams schemed to defraud the victim by lying about the injuries and medical expenses she and her family members sustained after a car accident involving the victim.
In Friday’s announcement, AG Todd Rokita highlighted cases in which his office investigated licensed health care professionals, medical offices and providers suspected of engaging in fraudulent activity.
Richard Turner, 38, of Turner Remodeling LLC is charged with nine federal counts of bank fraud.
A Seymour man who is accused of embezzling more than $202,000 from his employer has agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud.
As soccer fans from around the world visit the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Indy have already been on the prowl for sales of fake merchandise.
The justices ruled against a man who was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling unregistered securities as part of a scheme involving high-risk penny stocks.
South Bend Chocolate Co. is asking the court to set aside the contract award, remand the matter to the airport authority for a do-over based on lawful criteria and award damages for its losses.
Clinton County Sheriff Richard Kelly and his wife pleaded guilty on Thursday to official misconduct for failing to disclose their ownership of a limited liability corporation the two used to manage jail commissary accounts.
Although the indictment unsealed on Monday does not name the victim, court records in litigation it was Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the Mexican TV, retail and banking magnate.
The couple has adamantly denied those charges for years, with Richard previously calling them a “political farce” and Ashley writing in a recent Facebook comment that she “did nothing wrong.”
District Court Chief James Sweeney II imposed the sentence on Brenda Walters, 57, of Nappanee, Indiana, after she pleaded guilty to 10 counts of wire fraud.
The Justice Department has long prosecuted fraud nationally through its Criminal Division, but the Trump administration says the new division is needed to crack down on rampant fraud.
In a Tuesday press conference, Rokita said the money comes from 89 separate recoveries, some through civil settlements and others via criminal prosecutions.
According to The Athletic, the Hollywood director alleges Fishers-based Cadillac F1 and CEO Dan Towriss “have apparently stolen Bay’s ideas and work for the commercial” expected to air during the Super Bowl on Sunday night.
Don J. Wagoner, 89, permanently surrendered his medical license in 2013 in connection with a state criminal investigation of his opioid-prescribing practices.
Investigators say Drive Planning’s scheme involved numerous Indiana investors who lost millions of dollars.
He was accused of falsifying two loan applications to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars from the credit union for his own personal use.
Fan “Jocelyn” Yang, 39, and her husband, Jing Tian, 37, have each been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. The indictment was unsealed Tuesday, and the case is being handled in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker sentenced Anita Marie Rodriguez Perez, 51, to 18 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release.