SIU assistant Shane Hawkins sentenced in fraud scandal

[flipper]

Ex-SIU assistant coach Shane Hawkins has been sentenced for his part in the scandal at Barton Co. Community College.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/ncaa/08/14/bc.bkc.coachfraud.ap/index.html

"three years probation and fined him $1,500"

Hmmmm.........I've seen guys get way, way more for a DUI.

not if your jammal tatum of siu.he might not even miss a game.

[Da Coach]

Here are more details of the case--

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/sports/baseball/mlb/kansas_city_royals/15274388.htm

It sounds like the FBI might continue this investigation, and maybe look into other schools that were working with the Barton County staff.

[collegehoopjunkie]

I think his punishment will come in trying to get future coaching jobs.

I'll bet not.
Some of the most villianous college coaches still end up getting "future jobs".

Makes me wonder if being involved with cheating is actually a credit on your resume at some places.

[it's boogie time]

He's gone from a D1 assistant coach at a good program to a PE teacher (I'm guessing on the subject). He had to resign from his alma mater. I think the guy has gotten his fair share of punishment.

[Bravesguy]

I think the guy has gotten his fair share of punishment.

Do you think he's been handed an unfair penalty?
The loss of his job was not part of his penalty at all.
The justice system hasn't ruled at all on his job or employment, so if he lost his job, it's simply between him and SIU.
Are you counting SIU firing him as part of his legal punishment?
Or do you think he's actually innocent and shouldn't have been punished?

[it's boogie time]

I'm certainly not a lawyer, so I don't know. I don't know what type of role he played in this scandal.

I do know that he doesn't have the same job that he used to have and his name has been dragged through the mud in the southern part of Illinois. To me, it's hard to say that he got away with very little punishment as was alluded to earlier in this thread.

[flipper]

for those who have posted that he got off easy, what sentence would you give him if you were the judge?

[tornado]

I would certainly have him pay a fine that's commensurate with the cost of prosecuting the case, which I suspect was in the $ millions.
I'm not saying fine him a million, but make it way more than a week's pay.
A fine of $1500 is like fining a guy who stole the Hope Diamond $50 bucks, it just isn't any deterrent at all.

[flipper]

I would certainly have him pay a fine that's commensurate with the cost of prosecuting the case, which I suspect was in the $ millions.
I'm not saying fine him a million, but make it way more than a week's pay.
A fine of $1500 is like fining a guy who stole the Hope Diamond $50 bucks, it just isn't any deterrent at all.

what was odd is that the prosecution(the government) thought the penalties were appropriate because,in part, of the cooperation of all involved. wonder what judge judy's sentence would have been.

[collegehoopjunkie]

I would certainly have him pay a fine that's commensurate with the cost of prosecuting the case, which I suspect was in the $ millions.
I'm not saying fine him a million, but make it way more than a week's pay.
A fine of $1500 is like fining a guy who stole the Hope Diamond $50 bucks, it just isn't any deterrent at all.

what was odd is that the prosecution(the government) thought the penalties were appropriate because,in part, of the cooperation of all involved. wonder what judge judy's sentence would have been.

Criminals are always a whole lot more repentant and cooperative once they are caught and the evidence against them is undenialble.
A judge once said there are more "born again Christians begging to be forgiven and start a new life right there in the courtroom than anywhere else."

[flipper]

I would certainly have him pay a fine that's commensurate with the cost of prosecuting the case, which I suspect was in the $ millions.
I'm not saying fine him a million, but make it way more than a week's pay.
A fine of $1500 is like fining a guy who stole the Hope Diamond $50 bucks, it just isn't any deterrent at all.

what was odd is that the prosecution(the government) thought the penalties were appropriate because,in part, of the cooperation of all involved. wonder what judge judy's sentence would have been.

Criminals are always a whole lot more repentant and cooperative once they are caught and the evidence against them is undenialble.
A judge once said there are more "born again Christians begging to be forgiven and start a new life right there in the courtroom than anywhere else."

or they are like barry bonds.

[tornado]

...
This regards the Federal investigation into the corruption at the Barton County Junior College basketball program. Now former Barton assistant and current SIU assistant Shane Hawkins is charged with lying to the grand jury. Usually this is a potentially serious charge that prosecutors will use to get people to spill the beans on the top of the chain....

after all these issues at the college level - Ex-SIU assistant coach Shane Hawkins started over the past few years as head coach of a high school in the Southern half of the state...
but now something's up and he got fired there as well...

http://www.wsiltv.com/sports/local/Hawkins-Out-at-Marion-296832481.html

then a week or so later - he was rehired.....

https://twitter.com/SIprepsports/status/583079426520276992