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Court to sentence Ira C. Hatch today

VERO BEACH -- Victims of convicted swindler Ira C. Hatch will get some closure to their nearly three-year ...

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Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to use caution on Internet

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- The Indian River County Sheriff's office would like to remind the public that billions ...

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State, defense: Plea deal in best interest of Hatch, public

VERO BEACH - Neither the State Attorney's Office nor defense counsel could agree on much during the nearly ...

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Biggest loser: Schlitt cash kept Hatch’s Ponzi scheme afloat

VERO BEACH -- Ira C. Hatch had courted the escrow money held by the Schlitt family companies for ...

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Closing arguments today in Ira Hatch trial

VERO BEACH -- Wrapping up five weeks of testimony into a succinct and convincing argument will be the ...

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UPDATE: Jury hearing rules before deliberating Hatch case

UPDATE: Noon, July 8 VERO BEACH -- During the morning session, Senior Judge James Midelis read about half ...

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Hatch’s ex-wife takes stand, defense rests after an hour of testimony

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Ira Hatch's attorney rested his defense Tuesday morning after only about an hour of ...

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State rests in Hatch case, defense works to get charges dropped

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- Prosecutors rested their case Thursday morning in the theft trial of Ira Hatch and ...

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State could rest case today against Ira Hatch

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- After nearly 150 witnesses and roughly 375 separate pieces of evidence used in a ...

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Testimony in Ira Hatch trial reveals Coastal Escrow troubled for years

VERO BEACH -- The fact that Ira Hatch's Coastal Escrow firm closed on Sept. 4, 2007 leaving hundreds ...

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Former Ira Hatch law partner details collapse of Coastal Escrow

VERO BEACH -- Lawyer Kevin Doty finally appeared on the witness stand Monday and described the final, crumbling ...

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Bookkeeper who helped get Hatch disbarred to be challenged by defense

VERO BEACH -- Mary Kincaid didn't lose a down payment on a house when Ira Hatch closed Coastal ...