A school superintendent in Indiana was arrested for allegedly using her son’s health insurance to help a sick student get medical care. Click through the gallery for all the info on the felony charges Casey Smitherman is facing.
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Casey is the superintendent of the Elwood Community Schools, 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis. According to the
Indianapolis Star, she is facing insurance fraud charges because she used her son’s insurance card to get medicine for a sick student.
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“I know this action was wrong,” Casey said. “In the moment, my only concern was for this child’s health.”
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According to the probable cause affidavit, Casey called the home of the 15-year-old boy after he didn’t come to school on January 9. The family said he was sick and had a sore throat. She became concerned it was strep.
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“As a parent, I know how serious this illness can be if left untreated, and I took him to an emergency clinic,” she said in a written statement.
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She admitted to using her son’s insurance card to pay for the care, according to the documents. Using her son’s name, the boy was given an antibiotic. Casey paid $233 for the doctor’s visit and prescription.
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“The child was very sick and she was just trying to get him medicine,” her attorney Bryan Williams said. “She knew it was probably a mistake. But at the same time she really didn’t know what else to do.”
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The lawyer said the boy lives with an elderly family member who doesn’t have a car. Casey and her husband have previously helped the family with clothes, food, and Christmas presents.
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“The other side of it is you have a school superintendent who is demonstrating through her actions that its O.K. to be dishonest and falsify your name,” Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said. “That was more troubling. I think she realizes that.”
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She was booked on felony charges of insurance fraud, identity deception and official misconduct and another misdemeanor count of insurance fraud. She was released the same day on a $5,000 bond.
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Casey has reportedly agreed to a diversion agreement, where she would admit to her crime and avoid a criminal conviction is she didn’t get arrested again in a year.
Casey is the superintendent of the Elwood Community Schools, 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis. According to the
Indianapolis Star, she is facing insurance fraud charges because she used her son’s insurance card to get medicine for a sick student.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“I know this action was wrong,” Casey said. “In the moment, my only concern was for this child’s health.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
According to the probable cause affidavit, Casey called the home of the 15-year-old boy after he didn’t come to school on January 9. The family said he was sick and had a sore throat. She became concerned it was strep.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“As a parent, I know how serious this illness can be if left untreated, and I took him to an emergency clinic,” she said in a written statement.
Photo credit: Getty Images
She admitted to using her son’s insurance card to pay for the care, according to the documents. Using her son’s name, the boy was given an antibiotic. Casey paid $233 for the doctor’s visit and prescription.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“The child was very sick and she was just trying to get him medicine,” her attorney Bryan Williams said. “She knew it was probably a mistake. But at the same time she really didn’t know what else to do.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The lawyer said the boy lives with an elderly family member who doesn’t have a car. Casey and her husband have previously helped the family with clothes, food, and Christmas presents.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“The other side of it is you have a school superintendent who is demonstrating through her actions that its O.K. to be dishonest and falsify your name,” Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said. “That was more troubling. I think she realizes that.”
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She was booked on felony charges of insurance fraud, identity deception and official misconduct and another misdemeanor count of insurance fraud. She was released the same day on a $5,000 bond.
Photo credit: Madison County Sheriff's Department
Casey has reportedly agreed to a diversion agreement, where she would admit to her crime and avoid a criminal conviction is she didn’t get arrested again in a year.
Photo credit: Getty Images
