 The Vanderburgh County Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 1:15 p.m. at the Washington Square Mall, EVPL McCollough Library Branch – Temporary Event/Meeting Room at 1108 Washington Square, Evansville, Indiana 47715 for the purpose of:Â
1) Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission – Vanderburgh, Warrick and Gibson CountiesÂ
FOOTNOTE: Â EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
 On October 24th, around 7:50 p.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Keck Ave. in reference to shots fired. When Officers arrived on scene, they located a 17-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The injury appeared to be non-life-threatening. The juvenile was transported to a local hospital for treatment.Â
The victim was familiar with the suspect but could not provide a name. The suspect fled the scene in a white vehicle. At this time, no arrests have been made but this investigation is still active. If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact the Evansville Police Juvenile Investigations Unit at (812) 436-7906.Â
NATALIE RASCHER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT LISTED BELOW
https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1698089154_95204.pdf
STEPHANIE TERRY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT LISTED BELOW
https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1698100100_94057.pdf
Stephanie Terry CFA-4 Amendment
https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1698182037_22006.pdf
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT LISTED BELOW
https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/documents/1697818633_83545.pdf
Vanderburgh Superior Court has been awarded a $700,000 grant by the Office on Violence against Women under the Justice for Families Program. Â
In partnership with Parenting Time Center, YWCA, Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Holly’s House, the Legal Aid Society, and the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Southwestern Indiana, the Grant will be used to improve the capacity of the Courts and community to respond to families affected by domestic/dating violence or stalking, sexual assault, and cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse.Â
Funding will continue operation of the Protective Order Assistance Office which provides services to those seeking help in completing applications for Protection Orders, advises victims about court procedures, delivers interpreter services, and educates domestic violence or sexual assault victims on the various resources available to them within our community. The Grant will also continue to supply Guardian ad Litem services in child custody/visitation cases where domestic violence is a factor, and to fund supervised parenting time and exchange services to domestic violence victims.Â
Additionally, the Grant will finance Civil Legal Assistance to represent victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault for their Protection Order Hearings. Domestic violence victims with Limited English Proficiency will be provided Spanish or Haitian Creole speaking DV Advocates to assist them. The Grant will deliver further training on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking to attorneys, Guardian ad Litems, bilingual advocates, and the Protective Order Assistance Office Staff to afford better services for victims.
Attorney General Todd Rokita and his team on Thursday successfully obtained a temporary restraining order and appointment of a receiver for assets linked to an alleged illegal Ponzi scheme operated by a Hamilton County man and several alleged out-of-state accomplices.
Thursday’s evidentiary hearing occurred after Attorney General Rokita’s team moved quickly to file a lawsuit against Darrin W. Blaine — a Fishers resident and Harvard Law School graduate — and others accused of defrauding multiple Indiana victims of nearly $1 million.
“It’s sickening to see alleged criminal manipulators maliciously abuse the trust of hard-working Hoosiers and swindle their hard-earned money for personal gain,†Attorney General Rokita said. “While other law enforcement agencies press criminal charges, we work to hold financially accountable all those who have violated Indiana Securities laws, recover assets they have wrongfully obtained, and secure restitution for victims.â€
Blaine allegedly presented himself to investors as a seller of securities — though he was not registered with the Indiana Securities Division. He allegedly bilked eight Indiana investors of approximately $680,000 and allegedly using the investors’ funds for his own personal lifestyle expenses.
He was arrested on Oct. 12 and charged by the Hamilton County prosecutor with six felony counts of securities violations, one felony count of money laundering and one felony count of corrupt business influence.
Attorney General Rokita’s lawsuit — brought on behalf of Indiana Securities Commissioner Marie Castetter — focuses on alleged violations of the Indiana Uniform Securities Act.
The lawsuit asks a Hamilton County court — among other things — to immediately freeze assets representing the ill-gotten gains, set up a receiver for assets controlled by the defendants, and require defendants to make restitution to victims.
Other defendants include companies through which Blaine allegedly carried out his crimes, Akamai Physics Inc. (API) and Porrima Photonix Inc. (PPI). They also include Allen R. Geiger and Marguerite Kimball-King. These defendants are all based in New Mexico.
This case originated with complaints to the Indiana Securities Division, which then began investigating. Other state and local agencies, in Indiana and New Mexico, also participated in the investigation. Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales oversees the Indiana Securities Division.
“The financial investors in this case placed their hard-earned money into the hands of someone whom they thought they could trust,â€Â Secretary of State Morales said. “Instead, the victims’ money fell into the hands of a bad actor who used the investors’ funds for personal use. Our office will continue to seek justice for these Hoosier investors and hopefully restore some trust back to the victims.â€
On Thursday, the Hamilton Superior Court appointed James Ammeen as receiver and set an injunction hearing for 9 a.m. Nov. 28.
Attorney General Rokita thanked his team for their work on this case, specifically Deputy Attorneys General Jill Haddad, Blake Erickson and Hannah Deters of the Administrative and Regulatory Enforcement Litigation Section (Litigation Division).
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