SIU assistant Shane Hawkins sentenced in fraud scandal

[smitty]

http://newshound.de.siu.edu/sports05/stories/storyReader$1206

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.

A previous bradleyfans topic about this--
http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1176

another link
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/cbasketball/2060AP_BKC_Coach_Fraud.html



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[user1]

This is troublesome for Shane and SIU.

First--why don't they just close down the Barton Co. program since it is beginning to appear that the entire program has been crooked since the mid-90's.

Second--didn't SIU know this was coming, or suspect that Shane might be implicated, since the Barton County thing has been going on since way before Shane was hired as assistant on May 27, 2004.

SIU knew he had worked as an assistant at Barton when they hired Shane, and they knew about the scandal. Did they never suspect the possibility that Hawkins might have been involved?
http://siusalukis.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052704aaa.html
http://siusalukis.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hawkins_shane00.html

Both the announcement and bio say Shane was at Barton Co. 1999-2001, and "monitored the academic progress of student-athletes"

But it was well known in May of 2004 that the academic fraud at Barton had occurred during those years.
http://165.224.220.253/about/offices/list/oig/invtreports/ks122004.html

In fact, the report of Missouri's Ricky Clemons gaining 24 hours of credit thru Barton Co. during just one short summer course period was first published in the summer of 2002, and the charges, depositions, and indictments began right after that. Where there's smoke, there's fire. The academic fraud that was going on at Barton Co. up thru summer of 2002, was going on at the same time Hawkins was there to "monitor the academic progress of student-athletes" as his bio says.

Almost every other coach and assistant at Barton during those years had already come under suspicion or indictment by then.
SIU should have had a suspicion this might happen.

[chitownBUB]

Shane Hawkins has been placed on administrative leave from his position at SIU.
I hope he has simply been caught up in this Barton Co. thing unknowingly, and that he hasn't actually done what's being alleged.
http://siusalukis.collegesports.com/genrel/102005aaa.html

[user1]

For those who are unfamiliar, here is a summary of the the events at barton Co. junior college over the past few years that have led to these indictments.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/10/21/barton

[JC]

Hawkins has taken a leave of absence

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/uwire/102105aaf.html

[tornado]

But Hawkins is still being paid.
He plead not guilty on Friday:
http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2005/11/12/sports/10001381.txt

[user1]

Now Shane Hawkins has resigned from SIU
http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2005/12/20/sports/10002691.txt

Hawkins is accused of obstructing the federal investigation into fraud and academic and athletic violations, but Hawkins is not directly implicated in most of the alleged violations.

[Da Coach]

I missed this announcement.

SIU has filled their assistant coaching position. Earlier this week they officially hired former player Brad Korn from Plano, Illinois, to fill the position vacated by Shane Hawkins' resignation. Korn had been working with the team as a volunteer assistant.

http://southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/01/30/sports/10003986.txt

[user1]

The whole issue finally is closed as Shane Hawkins reaches a plea deal.
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2006/03/24/sports/10005854.txt

[tornado]

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.
It's no wonder these guys don't have any fear of cheating when comes to recruiting, falsifying records, fraud, and all other forms of cheating.
There's virtually no form of punishment that is any deterrent!

[Da Coach]

No doubt he was just threatened with stronger prosecution so he would cooperate with the investigation. Thats how the FBI does things. I am sure he was just a small fry in this investigation.

[BradleyBrave]

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.
It's no wonder these guys don't have any fear of cheating when comes to recruiting, falsifying records, fraud, and all other forms of cheating.
There's virtually no form of punishment that is any deterrent!

You're right. He should be sent to Marion for all eternity.

[it's boogie time]

It's no wonder these guys don't have any fear of cheating when comes to recruiting, falsifying records, fraud, and all other forms of cheating.
There's virtually no form of punishment that is any deterrent!

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

[BradleyBrave]

It's no wonder these guys don't have any fear of cheating when comes to recruiting, falsifying records, fraud, and all other forms of cheating.
There's virtually no form of punishment that is any deterrent!

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

Yeah, I would think having your career essentially ended and being a pariah in the game you grew up loving would be punishment enough.

[Da Coach]

Actually, I think Shane Hawkins already has another job.
He was named head coach at a small southern Illinois high school last March.--

http://www.salukitalk.net/st/viewtopic.php?t=7596

And it seems to me that a person's chances of moving up in the coaching world has a lot more to do with who you know that with your history or even coaching ability. I thin he'll get another chance at a juco or college level if he has success.

[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. :lol:

[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. :lol:

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. :lol:

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. :lol: