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Monday, July 17, 2017

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Simmie Cobbs Jr. arrested Saturday From IDS Reports

Redshirt junior Simmie Cobbs Jr. was arrested Saturday at Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, Ind., according to a statement released Sunday by the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Office. The IU wide receiver was charged with resisting law enforcement and refusal to identify, class A and B misdemeanors respectively. Cobbs became confrontational with security at a concert Saturday, refused a breathalyzer test and refused to identify himself, according to the statement. He was released Sunday afternoon after a pre-trial screening assesment. “We will continue to gather facts, monitor the legal process and take action as the evolving situation warrants,” IU Athletics said in a statement in response to Cobbs’ arrest. Cobbs ranked third in the Big Ten in touchdowns in the 2015 season. He was suspended for last season’s opening game along with five other football players for “not living up to their responsibilities to the program at different times since the conclusion of the 2015 season,” the IU football program said in a statement at the time. The 6-foot-5 wide receiver missed the remainder of the year after suffering a season-ending ankle injury in IU’s second game. Austin Ghirardelli, Andrew Hussey, Michael Williams CHECK FOR UPDATES ONLINE Visit idsnews.com and follow @idsnews on Twitter for the latest updates on the IU football program.

IU cast performs parallel plays

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IU announced Shonda Stanton as the new softball coach on June 10, 2017. She won 560 games in 18 seasons as the coach of Marshall University.

The next pitch New head coach Shonda Stanton discusses the future of the IU softball program By Austin Ghirardelli aghirard@imail.iu.edu | @a_ghirardelli

IU softball needed to make a coaching change after former head coach Michelle Gardner resigned from the program on May 24. Senior Associate Athletic Director Scott Joraanstad led the search party for a replacement after the team finished the year with a 23-31 overall record. On June 10, the Hoosiers found their new head coach. Shonda Stanton comes to IU after spending 18 seasons as head coach of the Marshall University Thundering Herd. Stanton left after leading the Herd to a 42-12 record and a conference USA regular season title last season. Stanton was faced with a tough decision after becoming the most winningest coach in Marshall history with 560 career wins. Even after recording 12 30-win seasons, the 2017 C-USA Coach of the Year said she wanted more. Playing in the Big Ten and the tradition of excellence are just a few of the reasons she made the move. “When IU became open, I got a phone call and everything just felt right,” Stanton said. “I was so impressed with Fred Glass (IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics) and the

entire senior staff. This community is also somewhere I could see raising my family.” The North Olmsted, Ohio native started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ashland University, a mid-sized private school in Ashland, Ohio. “I worked for three head coaches,” Stanton said. “I got to coach women’s basketball, softball and volleyball and I think that’s what gave me the opportunity to be a head coach at 24 at IUPUI. It was the first year they were a Division I and we had inherited a team that only won eight games the prior year. We went on to win 27 games and had flipped the culture pretty quick.” Stanton only spent one year in Indianapolis before moving on to Marshall where she was able to build a sustainable culture and a winning program. “Culture is over time,” Stanton said. “How you take care of your culture is taking care of your environment. We had one philosophy that we lived by every day and that’s walking in excellence and how you win the day. We never had to focus on the wins and losses because the results would take care of themselves.” Stanton said she would like to continue that culture here

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The Hoosiers play Iowa on Saturday, March 25 at Andy Mohr Field. IU ended last season with a 23-31 overall record.

in Bloomington. The Hoosiers have had their fair share of struggles in the past few seasons and Stanton is aiming to change that just like she flipped the script at IUPUI. “I believe Indiana is a sleeping giant,” Stanton said. “I came here because we do want to be a nationally recognized program academically and athletically. Our young women are going to walk in excellence on the ballfield, in the classroom and in the community. We have a blueprint that works, I have a vision for these women and I have an incredible staff who is going to work to put that vision in place.”

Academics have always been important to coach Stanton’s teams. At Marshall, her team went 36 consecutive semesters with a 3.0 GPA or better. Stanton said her type of players need to excel as both students and athletes. “The person is always greater than the player so we are also looking for the intangibles,” Stanton said. “We are looking for bright and driven young women. On the softball side of things, we are looking for athletes to fit an up-tempo system. They need to have a fast play style and be SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 3

By Clark Gudas ckgudas@umail.iu.edu | @This_isnt_Clark

Comedy and romance have collided all July at the Wells-Metz Theatre. Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” and Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” are being performed in IU Summer Theatre, and they’re being produced by the same cast and crew. The back to back shows have been in rotation since July 7, and will continue Tuesday July 18 through Sunday July 23. When considered back to back, the plays offer surprising parallels, actress and professor Jenny McKnight said. “Watching them is a treat and a fantastic way to learn more about these worlds and the many ways in which the stories and characters still delight modern audiences,” she said. “I hope people come see both plays.” Undergraduates and professional actors were brought together to rehearse and prepare two audienceready productions in only three weeks. “It’s great training for our students,” Department of Theatre and Drama chair and director of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Jonathan Michaelsen said. “Audiences can come see one show, then come another night and see a completely different set, different costumes, but the same actors doing different roles.” “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” one of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies, follows a king and his friends as they swear off the company of women to focus on studying until a princess and her ladies challenge their intentions. It’s a great commentary on how people can’t be totally committed to one thing, Michaelsen said. “These guys set out to do this noble thing, create an ivory tower and study for three years, and the humanSEE THEATER, PAGE 3

15 indicted in Medicaid fraud investigations From IDS Reports

Indiana’s Office of the Attorney General helped uncover more than $1 million in Medicaid fraud, leading to the indictment of 15 people and two companies on various charges as part of the largest healthcare fraud takedown in U.S. history, it was announced on Thursday. The Office of the Indiana Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit worked with the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Kentucky Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to complete seven investigations, according to a press release from the office of the attorney general. The FBI, DEA and IRS were also involved. The investigations targeted illegal practices such as false and fraudulent billing, distributing and prescribing controlled substances without legitimate medical purposes and money laundering. “Medicaid fraud is not a victimless crime,” Curtis Hill, the attorney general, said in the press release. “When licensed professionals and organizations target those who rely on Medicaid, they’re also putting taxpayers on the hook. These actions truly impact all of us. The culmination of these investigations is extremely rewarding for the investigators and lawyers in our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit who work tirelessly to bring these offenders to justice. I applaud their efforts.” Raymond E. Massengill, who operated Patient Access Transportation in Marion and Johnson Counties, was charged with health care fraud, according to the press

release. Ronald Sheppard, a chiropractor who owned and operated Castleton Integrative Health in Indianapolis, was indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute and money laundering, according to the press release. The anti-kickback statute prohibits a person from paying or receiving anything of value as an incentive to refer patients of federal health care programs. Chiropractor Mitchel Stukey and Karen Poeling of Med 1st in Evansville were charged with five counts of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substance Act and conspiracy to commit money laundering. An estimated $490,000 in losses to the Indiana Medicaid program resulted from Stukey and Poeling’s activities, according to the press release. The Stukey and Poeling investigation lasted five years and involved multiple agencies, including the DEA. Another $449,000 in losses to the Indiana Medicaid program is estimated for the alleged activities of two employees at Sunshine Transportation in Greentown. Shawn and Amanda McNew were charged with falsifying trips that were never taken and violation of the anti-kickback statute, according to the press release. Three individuals and one business were indicted on 21 charges at Physicians Primary Care PLLC in Jeffersonville for distributing and prescribing controlled substances without legitimate medical SEE MEDICAID, PAGE 3

Cities where the MFCU conducted Medicaid fraud investigations

Fort Wayne

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Greentown

74

Indianapolis

70

70 74 65

New Albany

Jeffersonville

Evansville GRAPHIC BY REGINA MACK | IDS


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