JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Attorneys for the Indiana Attorney General's office, New Chapel EMS and Jamey Noel's family members announced their plan to sell several properties and cars Wednesday. Jamey Noel has been ordered to repay $3.1 million in his criminal case, and millions more could be due in civil cases.
Wednesday's court hearing opened by Judge Roger Duvall announcing that "Justice David," a former justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, has been chosen as the mediator in this case. The parties will now go through David to agree on how much money to pay back. Duvall said an official order appointing David may come out on Friday.
Bart McMahon, Misty Noel's attorney, said both sides have agreed on a realtor in Naples, Fla. to sell the home jointly owned by the couple. Larry Wilder, Jamey Noel's attorney, asked the court to make him Jamey's "commissioner" to sell his assets while he is serving a 12-year prison sentence.
Misty Noel filed for divorce in Aug. 1, but it is not close to being finalized.
"We are here for the purpose of trying to resolve our client's monetary penalty now. Just like we resolved his freedom penalty," Wilder said.
The historic mansion on Turnberry Drive will be up for liquidation, as well as Kasey Noel's house, and Jamey's "pole barn" that stored his classic cars. The attorneys said they are in contact with Doug Harritt, an auctioneer based in New Albany, to sell several of the cars.
Duvall asked the attorneys to file any appraisals of property under seal, so they don't get out to the media and compromise the bidding process. There was then some discussion about not filing the appraisals at all, and just sharing among attorneys, so there's no chance of a leak.
Duvall said he does not need to approve the final sale of any property, as he trusts the Attorney General's (AG) office to get the best price possible. The AG's office said any profits will be put in an account in escrow until it's decided how to split up the money.
McMahon was very clear there is one property he does not want to be up for sale; the family's main house on Old Tay Bridge in Jeffersonville. McMahon said all the payments on the home are up to date, and Misty Noel, Josey Noel, and Gracy Noel need somewhere to live.
"The three ladies could not live anywhere else at comparable price. So, I just want the record to be clear that --we-- Misty Noel, Gracy Noel and Josey Noel are not consenting to the sale of that property at this juncture," McMahon said.
The AG's office filed two lawsuits in May, trying to recoup $4.5 million. That amount includes $900,000 stolen from the sheriff's office, and $3.6 million stolen from New Chapel EMS. Duvall said Wednesday he does not think the identified property will reach that amount.
"I think there's a pretty safe assumption here that the amount of recovery from the sale of property -- real estate, personal property -- is not going to be close to the amount of the existing judgement," Duvall said. "Probably not the judgement that the Attorney General could proceed against."
It's not clear at this time if the amount being sought by the AG's office will decrease if Jamey Noel pays his full $3.1 million in his criminal case.
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