An Indiana woman connected to a Columbia City gym faces 13 felony charges after an investigation into unpaid contractors, bounced checks, a construction loan and financial activity tied to the business.
Katherine Rena Parker, 50, helps operate IMPACT-X Performance. The investigation began after a contractor reported completing work at the gym but not receiving valid payment, according to InkFreeNews, which reviewed the underlying Whitley County court documents.
Investigators later examined business bank accounts, construction-loan records and payments involving several contractors. The court-document reporting describes three failed checks to one contractor, an allegedly altered construction-loan invoice, another $35,000 check that bounced and more than $180,000 in checks written during May that were returned for insufficient funds…