The Greenwood Commonwealth from Greenwood, Mississippi • Page A004

HE REENWOOD HE REENWOOD Page Sunday, September 20, 2015 JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ Today: Mostly sunny in morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in mid-80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in upper 50s.

North winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in mid-80s. North winds around 5 mph. Monday night: Mostly clear.

Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in upper 80s. Tuesday night: Mostly clear.

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Thursday: Sunny. Highs in upper 80s. Thursday night: Mostly clear. Lows in lower 60s. Friday: Mostly sunny.

Highs in upper 80s. Friday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in lower 60s. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in upper 80s.

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in lower 80s. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in lower 60s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in lower to mid-80s. Monday night: Mostly clear. Lows in mid- to upper 50s. Tuesday: Sunny.

Highs in mid-80s. Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows near 60. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in mid-80s.

Wednesday night: Mostly clear. Lows in lower 60s. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in mid- to upper 80s. Thursday night: Partly cloudy.

Lows in lower 60s. Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in mid- to upper 80s. Friday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in lower 60s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Highs in mid-80s. JACKSON The federal go er me i joi i a whi tleblower law it alleg- i that ow er of a iggi ho pital tl bilked more tha $12 millio from Medicare. The it, filed i 2007 a former admi i trator at Sto Co pital a ealed Frida allege that Ted a lie Cai of Ocea Spri lled dow big alarie partiall reimb ed the federal health care program for older people.

The it claim reimb eme for tho alarie to the Cai compa Corporate Ma age- me I were tified. Former Ro ie gro of the law er defe di the Cai aid i a tateme that their perti i ho pital i home a other facilitie ha impro ed care at a lower co to ta pa er pect that whe thi matter i re iewed the co rt, CMI will be ll i di- cated, gro aid of the Cai lfport-ba ed compa- Jame Aldridge, who filed the law it, aid he rarel aw either Ted or lie Cai per- formi ma ageme tie The co trib ted little of al to thi dea or a othi to tif their orbi- ta alarie the law it tate Aldridge wo ld get a hare of a mo reco ered federal a thoritie The Cai a a ociated compa ie co ld be bject to triple damage if the are fo ilt The it claim Corporate Ma ageme paid Ted Cai $21.3 millio from 2004 thro gh 2013, with Medicare reimb i $10.4 millio a part of the co of i the ho pital. The it claim that Cai told Medicare he worked more tha 65 ho per week health care matter from 2004 thro gh 2009, at the ame time he wa telli the IRS ta ret he wa worki 10 ho a week -health care i The it al claim Corporate Ma ageme paid lie Cai $2.3 millio from 2003 thro gh 2013, with Medicare reimb i $1.7 millio It al allege Ted Cai wro gl recei ed $47,635 from Medicare from 2002 to 2009 to co er the co of two BM a tomobile that were hi per- al ehicle Beca Sto Co i cla ified a a critical acce ho pital, Medicare pa 101 perce of the co of treati patie to help co er what are pre med to be higher co i ral area The it allege that Sto Co co were i flated to take ad a tage of thi reim- eme pla that it wa chargi patie $1,200 a da whe comparable ho pi- tal a eraged $350 to $450 a da will aggre i el re pro ider who tr to take ad a tage of the le to li their ow pocket Be jami C. Mi er, head of the tice Departme Ci il Di i io aid i a tateme t. Cai ga te of tho a of dollar to gro cam- paig a er ed the tate Board of ealth.

I leg- i lati heari Cai de ied acc atio that he had bragged abo i hi eat. Cai wa forced off the board whe lawmaker reco tit t- ed it. JACKSON The hiri of A drea Ma field a the ec ti director of Mi i ippi Comm it College Board wrap a lt 10-mo th period ri hich the board wa deadlocked er a attempt to hire a other ca didate. Ma field, 47, wa appro ed a a imo ote. he became pre ide of Shelto State Comm it College i caloo Alabama, i 2014.

before that, almo her tire career had bee pe at Ea Mii ippi Comm it College, ri i to ice pre ide for academic i tr ctio a the ice pre ide of the Scooba camp I am er plea ed to be able to ret home here to Mi i ippi, a I certai look forward to worki with a legi lator to do what i be for tem, Ma field told board member mome after the oted to hire her. Ma field will tart work ec. 1, taki er from i ter- im chief Deborah ilbert. Ma field will ear a alar of $278,000 a ear. The la perma ec i director, Eric Clark, retired i after holdi the po for ear The ec ti director lead a taff that help coordi ate he acti itie of Mi i ippi 15 comm it college which are i depe de tl go er ed.

Amo Ma field mo importa job will be ad o- cati for di before lawmaker a worki with other arm of tate go er me to coordi ate workforce trai i g. The goal i to go to work, Ma field aid, whether a de i taki academic cla with pla to tra fer to a i er it pla to ear a wo- ear degree, or i taki tech ical trai i co that do lead to a degree. The Alabama Comm it College tem accepted Maf ield re ig atio Th da The Mi i ippi board met earlier thi mo th i clo ed io to i ter iew three cad idate It did di clo the ide titie of the other two fi ali Former Mi i ippi State i er it Pre ide a i er it of Alabama tem Cha cellor Malcolm Portera led the earch. owe er, Ma field aid he barel ew Portera before the earch. Phil Br a wa acc ed of improperl i fl ci the earch, rgi the board i a No ember letter to drop req ireme for a academic doctorate or perie ce i ed catio al admi i tratio a empha i job trai i g.

Br a had a ked the board to co ider Tra air to a law er a Br a polic ad i er from 2012 to 2013, amo ca didate Br a ha de ied doi a thi wro g. he 10-member board wa deadlocked 5-5 for mo th er whether it wo ld hire Debra a ec ti director. alf the board wa te to hire her, while the other half, at Br a req wa ted to eek ew ca di- date withdrew i April efore taki a job i Arka a i a the earch wa re tarted. Board Chairma ee of Jack aid he tho ght a field effort workforce trai i i Alabama wo ld li with Br a priori- tie She ha do ome treme do work at her r- re po aid. wa to take it to the le el, peciall i workforce de elopme t.

The go er or i reall hi for workforce de elopme a we re 100 perce behi that. Juco director glad to come home Mayfield to start work Dec. 1 at $278K a year Feds join lawsuit alleging inflated billing by hospital Musgrove NATC (AP) A federal ha awarded more tha $370,000 i damage to a white chool pri cipal who alleged black admi i trator raciall targeted her a created a ho tile work iro me that forced her to re ig The Natche Democrat report that the Frida fo admi i trator at the Natche Adam Co School Di trict di crimi ated agai Ci Idom. The compo ed of three black wome two black me a three white me awarded Idom $371,737 i compe ator damage Of that dgme $271,737 wa re dered agai the Natche Adam Co School Di trict for breach of co tract, lo wage a back pa to Idom. The other $100,000 of the award wa plit betwee peri te de Frederick ill at $75,000 a A i ta peri te de Ta i ha Smith at $25,000.

The erdict came the fifth da of the trial. ri te timo Idom a former black admi i tra- tor te tified di trict official targeted white pri cipal with higher cr ti tha black pri cipal a badgered white pri cipal I tha the ror for righti a wro Idom aid afterward. Idom attor Ke Adcock aid the erdict a me age. There wa a poli- a a practice of race di crimi atio i the Natche Adam Co School Di trict, he aid. opef ll thi et a patter for cha ge.

Principal awarded $371K in bias suit.