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You are here: Home / Media / Indiana School Official Arrested for Insurance Fraud After Helping Sick Student

Indiana School Official Arrested for Insurance Fraud After Helping Sick Student

January 25, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

In Elwood, Indiana, a school superintendent has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after she used her son’s name to get medical treatment for a sick student who didn’t have health insurance. Casey Smitherman says she picked up the 15-year-old student earlier this month after the teen showed symptoms of strep throat. After a medical clinic refused to see the teen because he had no insurance, Smitherman took him to a second clinic and signed him in under her son’s name. She then filled a prescription for antibiotics at a local pharmacy under her insurance. In a statement, Smitherman said, “As a parent, I know how serious this illness can be if left untreated, and I took him to an emergency clinic. I knew he did not have insurance, and I wanted to do all I could to help him get well.”

Source: Indiana School Official Arrested for Insurance Fraud After Helping Sick Student / Democracy Now

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