INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Former Operations Manager Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Over $2.5 Million from Employer, Covering Up the Scheme with Tax Fraud EVANSVILLE-- Marcie Jean Doty, 47, of Evansville, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to wire fraud, failure to fil  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Staff Reaffirm Opposition to Proposed Indiana Hospital Merger Today, Federal Trade Commission staff again urged the Indiana Department of Health to deny Union Hospital, Inc. (Union Health) and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, L.P.'s (THRH) application to merge. FTC staff said Union Health and THRH's second attempt to merge under a proposed certificate of public advantage, also known as a COPA, pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Illinois Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by the Orion Parkview Apartment Fire Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Illinois of the April 15, 2025, dead  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Protect American Energy from Eco-terrorists WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act to protect American energy from eco-terrorists. Current federal law applies criminal penalties for "knowingly and willfully damaging or destroying" pipelines, but eco-terrorists and o  more