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Has it become impossible to prosecute white collar crime?

October 21, 2015

For close watchers of the interactions between the Justice Department and the financial industry, the mistrial in the Dewey & LeBoeuf case was about more than just the fact that a handful of jurors were too overwhelmed by the evidence presented to reach a verdict. The mistrial, after four months in court and 22 days of deliberations, hints at a much deeper problem: Perhaps most financial crime has simply reached a level of such complexity that it's beyond the reach of the law.

UPS agrees to pay $4M to settle late-delivery probe

October 21, 2015

Indiana is set to receive a portion of a $4 million settlement with UPS Inc. following allegations that the shipping company overcharged government customers in 14 states.

Steele: Deal close on medical malpractice reform bill

October 21, 2015

Plaintiff and defense lawyers and state officials are close to an agreement on legislation to reform Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, a key state senator said Tuesday.

Advisory council approves recommendations for DOC funds

October 21, 2015

A recommendation to sprinkle $5 million in new state funding across nearly half of Indiana’s counties has been unanimously approved by the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council, paving the way to expand treatment and rehabilitation programs to help low-level offenders.

Study panel recommends opening adoption records

October 21, 2015

A legislative study committee Tuesday recommended opening records to thousands of Hoosiers born before 1994 who cannot access their own birth certificates.

US prosecutors probing UN have plenty of work, documents show

October 21, 2015

When U.S. federal prosecutors charged a senior United Nations official on Tuesday, it was the Justice Department’s first foray into the activities of the international organization in a number of years. The prosecutor behind the push says there’s more to investigate – and internal UN documents suggest he has a point.

East Chicago councilman pleads not guilty to murder charge

October 21, 2015

An East Chicago councilman who's running unopposed in the upcoming election has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.

Officials, groups push for hate crime law in Indiana

October 20, 2015

At least two Indianapolis-based officials and two organizations are calling upon state lawmakers to establish a hate crime law.

DCS ‘became the abusers’

October 20, 2015

A jury has awarded $31.3 million in an "arbitrary and capricious" case against parents in their child's death.

New law part of effort to block school-to-prison pipeline

October 20, 2015

National statistics show Indiana is the wrong kind of leader in school discipline.

Indiana programs help public sector attorneys with loans

October 20, 2015

Along with the government repayment and forgiveness programs designed to help new attorneys in the public sector pay their student loans, law schools and bar associations have established similar programs.

Forgiving student debt

October 20, 2015

The American Bar Association launched a campaign in response to proposed changes to federal loan forgiveness and repayment programs.

Study panel to hear proposal to open adoption records

October 19, 2015

Whether some 350,000 adopted people born between 1941 and 1993 should be allowed access to their birth certificates – and knowledge of who their biological parents are – will be considered Tuesday by a legislative study panel.

Health law penalty on uninsured getting stiffer

October 19, 2015

The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being urged to highlight that cold fact to help drive its new pitch for health law sign-ups.

Hastert attorney says former speaker intends to plead guilty

October 15, 2015

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert intends to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar hush-money case linked to allegations of sexual misconduct from decades ago, a defense attorney told a federal judge Thursday.

Investigation prompts reorganization at Marion County Jail

October 15, 2015

An internal investigation at the Marion County Jail has prompted the facility to discipline staff and demote its jail commander.

Judge hears lawsuit challenging Indiana ballot photos law

October 15, 2015

A federal judge seemed critical of a new Indiana law that prohibits voters from taking photos of their election ballots and sharing the images on social media during a hearing on a lawsuit challenging the law.

DOC recommends stretching $5 million to 41 counties

October 13, 2015

The Indiana Department of Correction, going against previous advice, has proposed spreading newly available state money around to several counties to help provide rehabilitation and treatment for the low-level offenders who will be coming to county jails.

Attorney: Fort Wayne clerk to resign weeks before election

October 13, 2015

An attorney for Fort Wayne's longtime city clerk says she will resign weeks before the general election because of health reasons.

Indiana attorney general attending Mexico City conference

October 13, 2015

Indiana's attorney general is traveling to Mexico City for a conference discussing issues such as human trafficking, drug trafficking and online privacy crimes.

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