Former NDLS clinic administrator sentenced to seven years
Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com
Jennifer Ihns, the former administrator for the Clinical Law Center at the University of Notre Dame Law School, will spend two years in the Indiana Department of Correction for embezzling nearly $200,000 from the clinic.
Ihns, 45, who pleaded guilty to 11 felonies, including theft and forgery, was sentenced to seven years May 25 by St. Joseph Superior Judge Jeffrey Sanford. In addition to the two years incarcerated, five years were suspended to non-reporting probation. She has also been ordered to pay restitution of $199,000 to the university.
In a statement, the University of Notre Dame said, “The criminal justice system has addressed this matter appropriately. Thankfully, there were no adverse consequences for our clients or the center itself.â€
Ihns’ attorney, Stanley Wruble, did not return a call seeking comment.
Between January 2009 and June 2016, Ihns conducted more than 200 thefts to enrich herself and more than 95 forgeries to hide her thefts, according to court documents. She wrote and cashed for her benefit 129 unauthorized checks from the clinic’s operation accounting totaling $82,275.23, and 126 checks from the clinic’s Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) totaling $96,300.80.
Ihns started at the legal clinic as a paralegal and office coordinator. Her duties included signatory authority over all the clinic’s bank accounts.
An internal audit in mid-June 2016 by the university discovered evidence of improper handling of clinic funds, court documents stated. Ihns initially denied any wrongdoing, but when confronted with altered checks, she replied, “I did it,†and said all the money was gone.
The audit did not find any evidence of clients suffering financial loss, according to court documents. However, the university paid those clinic clients the amount that appeared appropriate to ensure they were not harmed by Ihns’ conduct.
EVSC to Offer Free Summer Lunches for Kids
More than 16,000 students eat school lunches every day in the EVSC. And now, those students, their families and anyone in the community, have the option of eating breakfast and/or lunch throughout the summer at nine EVSC schools – Caze, Cedar Hall, Evans, Glenwood, Lincoln, Lodge, McGary, Tekoppel and Vogel. Lunches will be free to those 18 and younger and only $3 for individuals over 18. Breakfast is also free to those 18 and younger and only $1.80 for adults.
The EVSC is able to offer the summer lunches as part of the United States Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
School sites, dates and times for the summer lunch program include:
| Caze Elementary School | June 4 – June 29 | 10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Cedar Hall Community School | June 4 – June 29 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Evans School | June 4 – June 29 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
| Glenwood Leadership Academy | June 4 – June 29 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
| Lincoln School
Breakfast & Lunch
Lunch Only |
June 4 – June 29
July 2 – July 27 (closed July 4) |
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. 11:30 – 1 p.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Lodge Community School | June 4 – June 29 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| McGary Middle School
Breakfast & Lunch |
June 4 – June 29 |
9 – 9:30 a.m. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
| Tekoppel Elementary School | June 4 – June 29 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
| Vogel Elementary School
Breakfast & Lunch |
May 29 – July 27 (closed May 28 & July 4) |
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. 11:15 – 11:30 p.m. |
Otters’ June promotions feature $2 Tuesday, Superhero Night, Thirsty Thursday and more
The Evansville Otters will play a total of 14 games at Bosse Field in June, including a nine-game homestand at the end of the month.
A three-game series against the Gateway Grizzlies June 5-7 will start off the fun-filled promotional schedule for the month of June.
The series opener against the Grizzlies on Tuesday, June 5 will be the first $2 Tuesday of the season for the Otters. Fans can take in a game at Bosse Field with $2 General Admission tickets and $2 popcorn on $2 Tuesday games.
The second game of the series on Wednesday, June 6 will be Strike Out Stroke Night presented by Deaconess Hospital. The series finale on Thursday, June 7 will be a Thirsty Thursday presented by Working Distributors. Fans can come enjoy an ice, cold frosty one while they watch the Evansville Otters as drafts are at special prices at Bosse Field.
After a six-game road trip, the Otters will return home June 15-17 against the Traverse City Beach Bums for Boys and Girls Club Weekend at Bosse Field.
The Evansville Otters will host Superhero Night and celebrate Bosse Field’s 103rd anniversary as well as Evan the Otter’s birthday on June 15 when they open their series against the Beach Bums. Throughout the game, fan-favorite superhero characters will be in attendance for photo opportunities. Kids are also invited to wear their favorite superhero costume to join in on the fun and participate in an on-field parade at the game. Those in costume will have the opportunity to enter in a costume contest and win a prize. Other local area mascots will be on hand to help celebrate Evan the Otter’s birthday.
The Boys and Girls Club Weekend will continue Saturday, June 16 at Bosse Field, and fans are invited to stay after the game to watch a dazzling firework show. The series will conclude Sunday, June 17 with a family fun day as families can purchase four G.A. tickets, four popcorn, soda and snow vouchers, and two inflatable passes for $40.
The following weekend on June 22-24, the Otters will begin a nine-game homestand with a three-game series against the Southern Illinois Miners. The series opener June 22 will be Deaconess Women’s Hospital Night followed by Deaconess Night on Saturday, June 23. Deaconess Night will celebrate the founding of Deaconess Hospital which will include a postgame firework display for fans to stay and watch after the Otters’ game. Sunday’s series finale will be another family fun day with a special start time of 5:05 p.m.
The Gateway Grizzlies will return to Evansville to take on the Otters for another three-game set starting on Tuesday, June 26 and another $2 Tuesday at Bosse Field.
The middle game of the series on Wednesday will be Day Camp Day with first pitch at 12:05 p.m. Local area summer camps and daycares are invited to come enjoy an Otters game at Bosse Field. Camps and daycares must register for event. Registration is $10 per person and includes a G.A. ticket and a meal consisting of a hot dog, chips and water. Giant inflatables will also be available to those registered.
The series finale on Thursday, June 28 against the Grizzlies will be another Thirsty Thursday with drafts at special prices at the ballpark.
Evansville will wrap up the month of June and the nine-game homestand at Bosse Field with a three-game series against the River City Rascals.
Edward Jones Night and a postgame firework show will kick off the series Friday, June 29. For the game on Saturday, June 30, fans will need to arrive early to receive their free hat courtesy of Heritage Federal Credit Union. Hats are available to the first 1,000 fans.
Saturday, June 30 will also be Boy Scout Night at Bosse Field. Local area boy scouts can come watch the Otters play and then camp out in the outfield at Bosse Field. Pre-registration is required which includes a General Admission ticket, hot dog, chips and water, meet and greet with the team, postgame baseball clinic, and a commemorative Otters patch.
The series against the Rascals will finish Sunday, July 1 with Family Fun Day and another opportunity to take advantage of the bargain deal for any family.
The Otters are looking forward to having fans join the affordable, family fun this season at historic Bosse Field.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Season tickets, group outing packages, and single game tickets are on sale now for the 2018 season.
Board of Commissioners Meeting
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AGENDA
Vanderburgh County
Board of Commissioners
May 29, 2018
3:00 pm, Room 301
- Call to Order
- Attendance
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Permission to Open Bids: VC18-05-01: Green River Road Bridge Approach PavingÂ
- Action ItemsÂ
- First and Final Reading of Ordinance CO.05-18-012: Exempting Certain Documents from Recording FeesÂ
- First Reading of Ordinance Co.06-18-013: County Budget Procedures
- Final Reading of Ordinance CO.05-18-011: Amendment to Chapter 1.16 of the Vanderburgh County Code
- Board Appointments
- Department Head Reports
- New Business
- Old Business
- County Commissioners Property Auction- June 28, 2018, 10:00am at the Old National Events Plaza
- Consent Items
- Contracts, Agreements and Leases
- Computer Services: First Amendment to the County’s Granicus Service AgreementÂ
- Sheriff’s Office: WOW Phone Service Order ContractÂ
- Health Department:
- Immunization Grant Renewal
- New Lease with Southwestern Healthcare Inc.Â
- Drugs and Alcohol Deferral Service: Sonitrol Security System Â
- Approval of May 15, 2018 Meeting Minutes
- Employment Changes
- County Treasurer: April 2018 Monthly ReportÂ
- Travel Request: County EngineerÂ
- Weights and Measures: April 16th to May 15th 2018 Monthly ReportÂ
- County Commissioners:Â
- Letters of Authorization and Protected Health Information
- Apex Benefits Group Inc.Â
- ONI Risk PartnersÂ
- Shepherd Insurance
- Anthem Protected Health Information Request for Assured Partners of Indiana
- Letters of Authorization and Protected Health Information
- County Engineer:
- Department Report
- Pay Request #39 US 41 T.I.F. Expansion for the sum of $158,051.51
- ClaimsÂ
- Contracts, Agreements and Leases
- Public Comment
- RezoningÂ
- First Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-4-2018
Petitioner: B & L Properties LLC
Address: 12401 Browning Rd
Request: Change from Ag to PUD (Planned Unit Development)Â
- Adjournment
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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National Champion USI Softball team homecoming rally set for Wednesday, May 30 at 2 p.m.
The University of Southern Indiana will hold a celebration to honor and welcome home its 2018 NCAA Division II National Champion Softball team at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 on the USI campus.
At around 1 p.m. Wednesday, the team will gather at the old Walmart parking lot in the University Shopping Center off University Drive on Evansville’s west side to sign autographed items and prepare for the escort to campus. Weather permitting, the team will ride atop a fire truck and will receive a police escort to the USI campus. (NOTE TO MEDIA: This portion is open to media but not to be publicized to the general public.)
The procession will enter campus from the overpass and continue through the parking lots before arriving in front of the Physical Activities Center (PAC). Fans are encouraged to line up in front of the PAC at around 1:45 p.m. to greet the team as they enter campus. In the case of rain, fans are welcome to gather inside the PAC to welcome the team.
A welcome rally and brief ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. inside the PAC, including a presentation of the National Championship Trophy to the team. Players and coaches will be available for comment and autographs following the celebration, which will include the team, coach Sue Kunkle and assistants, Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall, students, fans, USI President Linda L. M. Bennett, University officials and local dignitaries.
Official 2018 National Championship T-shirts and hats are currently available for order online at the USI Campus Store. Additional order forms will be available at the event.
USI captured its first softball national championship, and the first women’s team national championship in school history, when it defeated Saint Anselm in two straight games on Monday, May 28 in the NCAA Division II National Championship Series Finals in Salem, Virginia. USI is the first collegiate team in Indiana to ever win a national softball championship. Read more at GoUSIEagles.com.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Thomas S. Gibson: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)
Adam Joseph McCaslin: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Jeffrey A. Kohlmeyer: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)
William Serrell Yeckering: Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony), Interference with the reporting of a crime (Class A misdemeanor), Battery resulting in bodily injury (Class A misdemeanor), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
James Steven Roberts: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)
Christopher James Debose: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)
Rowland P. Eldridge Jr.: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Interference with the reporting of a crime (Class A misdemeanor)
Jerome William Mccriston: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)
Corey A. Wharton: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Jaakee Lee Shrodes: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Dalonzio Martell Ricketts: Burglary (Level 4 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Tommy Lee Gott: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)
Tiauna Monique Key: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony)
Rachel Lauren Cook: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Vlad Christian Noland: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor)
Anthony David McKinley: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Derexa Jo Seidl: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Kimber Ann Smith: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Dawn Marie Robb: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Roxanne Dawn Decorrevont: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Robert Lee Ballard Jr.: Murder, Attempted murder (Level 1 Felony), Attempted murder (Level 1 Felony), Attempted murder (Level 1 Felony), Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)
Rick Eugene Beumer: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony)
James Steven Roberts: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)
Alan Craig Jones: Failure of a sex offender to possess identification (Level 6 Felony), Criminal trespass (Class A misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)
Coletta Denea Browder: Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony)
Charles William Hill: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor)
Diamante Shawnleel Jones: Possession of cocaine (Level 6 Felony)
Ivy Renee Jackson: Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor), Driving while suspended (Class A Infraction)
Kevin Kent Wise: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony), Invasion of Privacy (Class A misdemeanor)
Joyce Ann Vance: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Peter Michael Russell: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
James Steven Roberts: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)
Gov. Holcomb Public Schedule for May 30
Below find Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for May 30, 2018.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018: Economic Development Announcement
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
State and local officials
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The governor will join SF Motors and St. Joseph County officials for an economic development announcement.
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, May 30
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12900 McKinley Highway
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Note: For exact location coordinates, click here. There will be signage to direct media and guests to the appropriate parking and event areas.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018: Porter County Veterans Court Graduation
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The governor will give remarks.
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2 p.m. CT, Wednesday, May 30
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Woodland Park
2100 Willowcreek Rd.
Portage, IN 46368
Oakwood Hall