A Contract in the State of Indiana
The Value of a Contract in Indiana
When you’re dealing with a dishonest person, the fact is, a contract isn’t worth any more than the paper it’s printed on in the state of Indiana. I found out the truth about the value of a contract in Indiana when I was taken advantage of by a wannabe construction contractor in Noble County. In Indiana, you can take all the precautions possible to avoid being ripped off, but in the long run, in the great state of Indiana a contract is worthless. The laws of Indiana will not protect you. If you have a contract with a truly dishonest individual in Indiana, that person can find legal ways to avoid fulfilling the terms of the contract. To add insult to injury, if you sue the person in the state of Indiana and receive a judgement, the judgement is actually as worthless as the contract.
I live in Noble County Indiana, and I had a contract with a construction contractor who proved to be nothing more than a money collector. Noble County Building Inspector Richard Adair knew the practices of this man and did not stop him until he made a mess of my job as well as many other jobs. Noble County Prosecutor Clouse was made aware of the man’s questionable practices, but he didn’t take the steps necessary to stop him before he ripped off many unsuspecting people. State of Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter was provided stacks of evidence against this man, and the Attorney General of the State of Indiana stated he could not prove fraud. It is my personal belief that the Indiana Attorney General did not want to take the time and necessary steps to prove fraud.
This Albion Indiana contractor who was actually a crook, continued to take the money of several people, who after months of fighting to get what they paid for, sued the Albion Indiana contractor. You would think there would be a victory for those who had a contract with the Noble County Indiana contractor, right? You would also think the judgements they ultimately received were a victory, and eventually the poor unfortunate people who hired this unscrupulous individual would eventually get their money back – even if the crook had to make payments for the rest of his life, right? The dishonest construction contractor got away with everything, and the higher powers of Indiana didn’t care.
A Judgement in Indiana is Worthless
I received a judgement against the Noble County Indiana contractor who put himself into debt so deeply that his unethical business practices and dishonesty prompted him to keep taking money from other people. Each of these Indiana residents had a contract with this man, and each of these Indiana residents eventually held judgements against him. When all was said and done, each contract and judgement proved to be worthless. This former Indiana contractor never had to pay a dime in restitution on the contract I held. I ended up with a garage and breeze way that didn’t meet code, and I’ve had to pay others to correct many of the mistakes made by this incompetent Indiana construction contractor. The only talent this man really had was collecting money and depositing it into his bank account.
Contracts and Bankruptcy
The reason this dishonest contractor, a.k.a. the money collector, didn’t have to fulfill the contract on the construction job he was paid to do was because he was allowed to legally file bankruptcy on every debt he incurred. The State of Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter and deputy Jackson investigated my claim, and they determined they could not prove fraud against this man. It is my personal belief that Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter and Deputy Jackson chose to ignore my pleas for help was because they didn’t want to undermine the findings of their fellow Indiana political protagonist, Noble County Indiana Prosecutor Clouse. While there was still a chance to stop the crook, Noble County Indiana Prosecutor Clouse didn’t want to bother with the case. The “unable to prove fraud” letter I received from the Attorney General’s office was worded almost identically to the response I received from Noble County Indiana Prosecutor Clouse. My case wasn’t cut and dry like the drug cases and child abuse cases Clouse is noted for prosecuting in Noble County, and it would have involved time-consuming work. My case was not worth his time, and the Indiana Attorney General wasn’t about to go against the initial decision of the Noble County Prosecutor.
It doesn’t take the State of Indiana Attorney General to see this man committed fraud. The Indiana construction crook stated on his bankruptcy papers that he operated in the red in 2005, and in the three previous years he profited less than $3,000.00. That should send up a big red flag for anyone who is capable of elementary math. How could this not be considered fraud? What funds did the man live on for the previous three years? Since the dishonest construction contractor had more than $50,000 in judgements against him, not to mention the others he ripped off who didn’t take their cases to court, it is clear the man was living on funds meant to pay for construction jobs. The Indiana construction contractor owned 2 homes and several vehicles that were not paid for. He was obviously embezzling from his own company and living on the funds of others for three straight years, but those in power in the state of Indiana did not care. The original contract of every poor unfortunate sap was worthless, and the man was legally allowed to file bankruptcy on theft.
If you have a contract with someone in the state of Indiana, if that person is truly dishonest, you might as well roll up that contract and use it to light a campfire. Don’t waste your time and lose more money hiring a lawyer and filing a lawsuit. I warned my Ligonier Indiana lawyer from the beginning, this man is going to file bankruptcy, but she didn’t listen. In hindsight she wanted the money she would gain from the case, and she never once warned me of what would happen if the Indiana crook did in fact file bankruptcy. A person stealing a candy bar in the state of Indiana will be in more legal trouble than a dishonest contractor or another dishonest individual who has taken tens of thousands of dollars and not fulfilled a signed contract.
I think other Indiana residents would agree, the man should have been made to pay back everyone he ripped off – even if it took him the rest of his life. The bankruptcy laws have changed, but bankruptcy is still a legal blanket in which crooks like this Indiana contractor use to rid themselves of their debts. Indiana allows dishonest people, who signed contracts and accepted money, get away with theft.
Roaches and snakes in the state of Indiana will always find the cracks and crevices where they can escape from the contracts they use as a device to take the money of unsuspecting Indiana residents. Protect yourself by investigating and obviating questionable people who approach you with a contract in hand. Trust no one.
