Superintendent charged with fraud after passing off sick student as her son for treatment, police say

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Casey Smitherman, who runs the school district a town of about 8,500 some 45 miles north of Indianapolis, was arrested and charged last week.

 

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She may have done the wrong thing for the right reason, I don't have all the fact's.

Hero or criminal? Trying to help someone and she’s being labeled a fraud but donald trump, the real fraudster is still in the Oval Office wreaking havoc on our nation, interesting.

This is America.

I hope the jury nullifies

KindnessVery Few Have These Days .Bless her.

Hero. Crappy headline.

She is a Mam, consider her feelings toward kids.

I don’t see the big deal. She took her son for the day to doctors.

What an animal!!

So she’s doing a good deed and gets charged? Yet we have criminals committing heinous crimes in the WH and nothing is done. 👌🏾

Incredibly, after the People were charged SEVERAL TRILLIONS for Obamacare, the GOP proceeded to kill it within a few years with a thousand deregulatory cuts. Aside from egregious fiscal waste, it just INJURES our pocketbooks & LOWERS the People's quality of life. Ugh.

While I admire this woman’s compassion, she didn’t actually sacrifice anything. If her students were hungry, would she steal food from the grocery store or buy it herself? She didn’t buy this child his medication. She stole it (b/c it’s an insurance co stealing doesn’t matter?)

seems like a good reason to arrest someone

This is just a testament to how 'sick and wrong' our Health Care system is under GOP rule.

We jail heroes and elect conmen. My god how far we’ve fallen.

Where’s the Crowdfund?

Considering the horrific scandals and billions of dollars thrown around by politicians and donors, this is a speck in the eye. The lady has a heart and I hope she does not lose her job and that legal actions will not be pursued. If it were your child I bet you'd feel the same.

No good deed goes unpunished.

The bigger problem here is that we are owned by a broken system that makes us desperate for healthcare.

This is a bad look for US not her

This is what love looks like.

This woman is a Hero. Insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies are the real villains in our healthcare.

She did what she thought was right to care for the child that had no health insurance.

We jail those that try to save our children and cage immigrant children in attempt to save Trump. Noted.

🤦‍♂️

This woman should be canonized not indicted!

Really?!!

I'm just not sure why she did this if the bill was only $200 don't commit fraud I mean heck you could have taken him to a urgent care center and I'm sure they would have worked with you

For those defending this action, while I feel for the woman, at the end of the day this is fraud. If she's going to do it for one student why should she not do it for all students? And if she's going to do it no one needs to pay for health insurance as she'll lie for you.

This is profoundly sad for so many reasons.

This is what is wrong with this country today. She was trying to help someone who could not help himself. She deserves a big thank you not an arrest.

Wow🤷🏽‍♀️

man thats a sad story, i hope she gets a reasonable judge

A town of 8500? How does a town of 8500 ever survive without massive- dosages of socialism?

This country is so messed up!!!

No good deed goes unpunished. Today I really come to beleive it.

We need Medicare for all!

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