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Show or xCi o The Daily Herald Friday, November 1, 1992 apartment ends Alaska police officer robe of Greene without charges WASHINGTON (AP) Ending its criminal investigation of her personal and campaign finances, the Justice Department will not bring any charges against Rep. Enid Greene. But her 1992 and 1994 campaign committees remain under investigation by the Federal Election Commission, which has the power to seek civil fines if it finds any campaign finance violations. Joseph Waldholtz, former husband of the Utah Republican congresswoman, is in jail awaiting sentencing Nov. 7 for bank, election and tax fraud. Greene, who did not seek reelection, had blamed her financial troubles on deceptions perpetrated on her and others by Waldholtz. U.S. Attorney Eric Holder Jr. issued a public statement Thursday clearing Greene because of "overwhelming public interest" in the case. "No criminal charges are being filed against the congress-woman,- " Holder said. Greene's attorney, Charles Roistacher, declined to comment, saying the congress-woma- n would issue a written reaction and answer reporters' questions Friday morning. Spencer Stokes, executive director for the Utah Republican Party, said Holder's announcement "confirms "what we've known all along: That Joe Waldholtz acted alone on this." "The only unfortunate part is that Enid had to go through any of this," Stokes said Thursday. "Enid Greene truly was one of the rising stars of the Republican Party and it's too bad she had to endure this difficulty." Holder's investigation focused on allegations about her campaigns for Congress in 1992 and 1994 and her personal and family finances, including her federal income tax returns. Waldholtz pleaded guilty to four felonies in June. He had been free and living with his father and stepmother awaiting sentencing. But the government told U.S. District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson that he was continuing to commit crimes and had become addicted to heroin, so she ordered him jailed late last month. On June 6, Waldholtz pleaded guilty to four criminal charges: bank fraud, making false statements, failure to report campaign contributions and assisting in filing a fraudulent tax return. Some of the charges stemmed from a $3 million check-kitin- g scheme when Waldholtz man's 1994 conaged his gressional campaign. Waldholtz, 33, and Greene were divorced in a separate proceeding on the day he entered his plea. then-wife- Inmates return to Utah from private Texas jail ' " ( POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN The last of 100 Utah (AP) prison inmates have returned from Texas, where they were housed in private jails while Utah prisons built more facilities. The return of the prisoners was expedited after two Utah prisoners escaped from a jail operated by Dove Development Corp. at Pearsall last Friday. Drug offender Renata Soto-Carera, 19, and Raul Aguilera, a murderer, were the sev- enth and eighth Utah inmates to spring from Dove Development jails since Utah sent them there in r- . - " mid-199- 5. and Aguilera remained at large Thursday. Missouri, too, recently pulled , hundreds of inmates out of the Dove Development jails. Utah corrections officials have been frustrated by Texas authori- ' ties' inability or unwillingness to prosecute the escapees. Inmates Brian Stack, Rudy , Romero and Brandon Dahlquist ' were all captured after their , escapes from the Pearsall jail last Soto-Carre- 3; ra January. But the Frio County sheriff, who managed the Pearsall jail before it was privatized, did not file any reports on the escape. Consequently, no escape charges were filed against the trio, said District Attorney Lynn Ellison. Charges were filed against three other Utahns who escaped in October 1995 from another Dove-ru- n jail in Crystal City, about 50 miles west of Pearsall. But a Zavala County judge ruled the Texas' escape statute cannot be applied to private jails. Texas law requires the offender to flee from a public servant, not private officers, according to the ruling that tossed out the charges against inmates Donald Noble, Kent Bowden and James Eldridge Brown. When it meets next summer, the Texas Legislature is expected to amend the law. Its deficiencies are particularly troublesome for a state with a glut of prison and jail beds. Frio County Sheriff Carl Buriss said that when the latest escapees are caught, they'll be sent to Utah rather than face Texas charges. Wheelchair users sue Utah Republican Party SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Three people who use wheelchairs have sued the Utah State Republican party and its landlord, saying they have failed to make the office accessible to wheelchair users despite repeated requests. Members of the Disabled Rights Action Commits filed their lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Thursday, seeking not money ut compliance with the American Disabilities Act. executive Stokes, Spencer director of the Republican Party, agreed with the plaintiffs' complaints. "They're absolutely right," Stokes said. "That is precisely why we're looking for other space." Also named as a defendant in the suit was Neff Family Enterprises, the owner of the property rented by the Republican Party. Barbara Before plaintiffs Toomer, Bruce Bammes and Ted Loosli filed their suit,, more than a dozen people with disabilities demonstrated outside party headquarters Thursday. They noted that Toomer first told the party of the office's inaccessibility four years ago, at the time of the deadline for compli ance with the 1990 law. Toomer and other committee members went back to the Republican office in July to discuss the party's national platform and found the building was still inaccessible. "Offers were made to pull wheelchairs up the step (into the Republican Party office), but people who use wheelchairs want access, not paternalism," she said. Stokes said he talked to the landlord after the July meeting about making the property's entrance and office space accessiletter was sent in ble. A follow-u- p a after October, young woman fell from her wheelchair as she was leaving the party office. In the letter addressed to the property manager, the party asked that the necessary installations be done by this month. Other neighboring properties owned by Neff Family Enterprises also need to be made accessible, according to the complaint. "The Republicans, along with the Democrats, have a responsibility to obey the laws they make in Congress," said plaintiff Bammes of Salt Lake City. "They should be showing an example for the rest of us about being Maybe they didn't think of that." g. GREEN RIVER (AP) Anchorage Police Officer Dan Seely has been laid to rest in Utah after a funeral that eulogized him as a stellar officer and a gentle man. Seely, 40, was killed Saturday while serving an arrest warrant on Paul Ely Jr., who then went on a homicidal rampage, killing his two children and wounding his wife. The officer for the Anchorage Police Department was a native of Utah, and his funeral Thursday was in a Mormon chapel in Green River, near the home of his parents, Richard and Dixie. He was buried in the Price City Cemetery, as he had once requested. "There was little distinction between Dan the police officer and Dan the man," said Bernard Segal of 10-ye- ar the Anchorage Police Department. "Dan was a fine police officer who would take control of a situation and make sure everyone was safe." "Dan was a source of compassion, strength, humor," said cousin Joe Stotl of Grand Junction, Colo. "He was an idealist with hard morals and a strong sense of right and wrong." Seely, whose ancestors helped settle Carbon County in central Utah, was born in Fruita, Colo., and lived for a time in eastern Utah before at college attending Brigham Young University. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in and Idaho. Oregon, Washington Seely was the first Anchorage police officer to die in the line of duty since 1989 when a sniper shot laid to rest in Utah going to even things out," Warner an officer. Seely was on patrol at 1 a.m. Saturday when he was dispatched to serve an arrest warrant. Ely. 28, was wanted on a $1,000 warrant for failure to appear in court in an 1 case his assault involving estranged wife. It appears Seely surprised Ely. "Seely never unholstered his weapon," said Sgt. Steve Warner. "He was shot in the face. The range was very close." Ely ran from the house and forced his way into a neighboring home where his wife Christina, 27, and their two young children had sought refuge. The killer threatened to kill a resident who tried to prevent him fiom entering. "He made a statement that he was More than an annoyance. Our city is growing faster than our streets can handle. As a result, traffic congestion is causing some serious problems. Every minute a vehicle stays stuck in traffic, it generates pollution dirty air you and your family must breathe wife," Warner said. "While 'his wife was down he took another shot at her, but missed." Seely 's wife, Deborah, 'ft a police dispatcher who heard 'the shooting unfold and rushed tp'a hospital where her husband 'Was pronounced dead. She is pregnant ' with the couple's first child. The Ely children, Jessica jand Corey, and Ely were dead at the scene. Chistina Ely was hospitalized in serious condition. The citizens' committee also recommends improving the following intersections by enhanc- " n ing signal capability, n mm- mmmif: n n III M I m mmms?-l0 kMV literally making you sick. said. Ely went upstairs where he sh'oi his daughter and son as his wife and another woman held them, before turning liis J . . weapon on himself. "He shot his daughter through the head and the bullet then h'ij his -' B- mm mm mM I mm J - adding lanes, andor other modifications: 1600 North State Street 800 North Palisade Drive 1600 North 1200 West 800 North State Street 400 North 800 West Center Street 800 West 1600 South Main When traffic backs up on Orem's main roads, motorists look for. alternate routes through residential areas and onto roads that have not been built to support higher traffic flows. This not only accelerates the deterioration of local streets, it also causes serious safety problems. And traffic congestion wastes valuable time, wastes gas, causes accidents, and significantly diminishes our Why do we need n All 0 a bond? There simply isn't enough money in Orem's current budget to accomplish the CV needed improvements. The projects are too big and the urgency is too great. Through the issuance of a general bond, the proposed improvements can be made within the next two years. WSm. IHIH quality of life. A mm ft bmm fa The estimated cost to unplug Orem's arteries and make the other recommended improvements is $10,650,000. To cover the costs, the city of Orem proposes the issuance of a general obligation road bond to be repaid over the next 20 years. For a taxpayer with a $100,000 home, it will cost about S2.78 per month. What can you do? Last year, the city of Orem appointed a special citizens' committee to study Orem's traffic problems. They have developed solutions to unplug Orem's key arteries by widening roads, adding more traffic lanes and improving traffic control at Orem's busiest intersections. The citizens' commit tee made the following specific recommendations: What will it cost? n traffic congestion is OLess . one of the benefits. 111 if Add a third travel lane to 1300 South between 800 East and State Street. Widen UU Last between i juu boum and 800 South. Widen Sandhill Road from 1300 South to 1450 South. Straighten 800 South between 900 East and Carterville Road to eliminate switchbacks. ji f i wing Vote FOR the Orem Road Bond. You'll be voting for cleaner air, fewer traffic delays, and safer neighborhoods all for about the cost of a hamburger. Orem is one of the most liveable cities in America. Your vote can help keep it that way. n0o Vote FOR the Orem Read Bond. vi . '.! .: Paid for by the Citizens' Bond Committee |
