Transfer of case involving alleged kickbacks is sought Indy Star
Ihle was charged last week with creating phony records for Olympic Services, which prosecutors said was a bogus business that laundered kickback money from the Northwest Indiana District Council of Carpenters' 1999 purchase of 55 acres for a development in Chesterton.
Ihle is a business partner of Kevin Pastrick, who is charged with receiving a $600,000 commission from the sale and paying kickbacks to Manous, who was an attorney for the union, and Gerry Nannenga, the union's former executive secretary.