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Case Number:

1:13-cr-00190

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Indiana Southern

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  1. March 28, 2019

    Former Ind. Biofuel CEO Can't Challenge 10-Year Sentence

    An Indiana federal court has denied an attempt by a former CEO of an Indiana petroleum company convicted in a biodiesel tax fraud scheme to challenge his 10-year prison sentence based on a claim of ineffective counsel.

  2. December 05, 2016

    Former Biofuel Execs Sentenced To Prison Over Fraud

    Two former biofuel company executives were sentenced to prison by an Indiana federal judge on Friday for their roles in a multimillion-dollar tax credit and securities fraud scheme, the federal government announced.

  3. November 30, 2016

    Convicted CEO In $56M Fraud Scheme Asks Court For Mercy

    The ex-CEO of biofuel company Imperial Petroleum Inc. has asked an Indiana federal court for a lenient sentence free from imprisonment for his role in a $56 million fraud scheme, citing his family obligations and recent triumph over Stage 4 throat cancer, and the government shot back that he is trying to get off easy.

  4. October 24, 2016

    Biofuel Exec Loses Bid To Dodge $56M Fraud Conviction

    The former CEO of biofuel company Imperial Petroleum Inc. saw his bid for freedom dashed Friday when an Indiana federal judge denied his motion for a judgment of acquittal in a $56 million fraud scheme, calling his arguments that the government failed to prove his knowledge and intent "unpersuasive."

  5. August 26, 2016

    Gov't Says Biofuel Exec Can't Shake $56M Fraud Conviction

    The federal government told an Indiana federal judge Friday that a former biofuel company executive convicted of hiding a $56 million fraud scheme should not be acquitted, saying there was more than enough evidence to prove the charges against him.

  6. August 17, 2016

    Biofuel Exec Says Jury Erred In $56M Fraud Conviction

    A former biofuel company executive convicted of hiding a $56 million tax fraud scheme from investors urged an Indiana federal judge Wednesday to overturn a jury verdict and enter a judgment of acquittal in his case, saying the evidence didn't prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

  7. July 22, 2016

    Biofuel Exec Convicted For Lies To SEC Over $56M Scheme

    An Indiana federal jury has convicted a former biofuel executive for concealing from investors a $56 million tax fraud scheme in which a subsidiary claimed to be a producer of biodiesel when in reality it was purchasing it from third parties.

  8. April 20, 2015

    Ex-Biofuel Exec Will Plead Guilty To $100M Tax Credit Fraud

    A former biofuels executive on Monday agreed to plead guilty for his role in an Indiana-centered conspiracy to defraud investors and the government through a more than $100 million tax credit and securities fraud scam, one of the largest fraud schemes in the state's history.