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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH c3 June 14, 2000 Derek Smith’s Legal Problems Surface Davis to Leavitt: Tell About Olympics THE SALTLAKE TRIBUNE Utah admit, his Republican opponent charged Tuesdayy. Glen. Davis said Leavitt should “open the books and turn onthelight.” His remarks came as he unveiled a campaign platform with just two weeks to go until the GOP primary election eal ane ae eee ee aoe fochanksiec stacka documents, including copies ofsome of the lawsuits andtax liens, showed up on reporters’ desks in recent days from anonymous sources. Smith suspects the Cook cam- for governor. Davis, 44, an advertising executive, caught an paign or fervent followers of the two-term Republican. Cook denies the allegations. Atleast one longtime Cook sup- anti-Leavitt wave at the state 5, COE oeMeGonoeeae porter, JanaleeTobias, knewofthe meeoe cure renee at Lake Tribuneto inquire Lek Deere eee - Assistant U.S. Attomey Leshia Lee-Dixon enjoys lig! comment from U.S. District Attomey Paul Wamerat an award ceremony Tay rewa rseiing al enh Sal ake ty eee - {ee-Dixon received the U.S. Postal Service's chief inspector award, ‘which recognizes service that ensures the integrity ofthe U.S.mail. efficient.” ...I always put the employees first. I’ddothe samething again.” dn et Satin says in his cam- confirmed Tece vigorously prosecuting AVES ghest aw: BY SHAWN FOSTER Rs Court records show 11 tax ie between 1992 and 1996 totaling $115,161. “None ofthatis still pending,” Smith said this week. “It’s all ~ Be the most glamorous jobat the «U.S. Attorneys Office, but it may be © one ofthe most important. « (Attorney Leshia Lee-Dixon for her « “aggressive and unrelenting prospennofmail theft cases.” : has really been one ofmy topprt said U.S. Attorney Paul Warner. eek alt aived Leshia and others + fo pursue this aggressively. And . Shecaught the vision we wanted to ‘Nearly all the mail thieves, Warner said, were methamphet_ amine addicts who were stealing “Credit cards or checks to fund their drug habits. * Lee-Dixonsaid the perpetrators were part of sophisticated ¢heck counterfeit ia “identity ~- theft” rings. “We are trying to determine ‘ how to get to the people who are at the top of the organizations,” Lee- And as more drug addicts are Services, Smith’s company was or- Small Business Symposium civil actions were based on claims that consultants or subcontractors were not paid. employment compensation. Both but information aboutpast busi- actions ended in judgments against .Cambric, for a total of ness dealings of a candidate are ato of the lawsuits were filed outthere,” Maddoxsaid. Shesaid in the case of the Smith liens and lawsuits, Cook has made suggestions about damaging materials coming out before the election. Cook spokeswoman Shari Holcome from Cook or his campaign, relevant in a campaign. 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I once sold my truck to pay my employees.” As an anonymous critic points out in notes accompanying the Cambric lawsuit copies, at least some of the from Arc, and thatthe dispute with the company did not harm workers. “They weren’t going hungry or {Fa is cammon interest and parpse. 2-ap an ext tamilyjaro wil rng, agresd ep pals. (215 W. South Temple) * privately held corporation is valued in sworn federal documents as worth between $5 million and $25 million. Smith campaign spokeswoman Laurie Maddox denounces the tactics ofcritics anonymouslyleaking old dirt to reporters. She also 448 East 6400 South - Suite 200 Salt Lake City, ut Friday June 16th, 9am-5pm at the Wyndham Hotel ; Smith personally. His ownership interest in the In another lawsuit, brought against Cambric by Arc Technical in Salt Lake,” said Manuel Cobos, | ‘| no lawsuitsfiled againstit. Nor has engineering 957-5200 inspector in charge for the postal service’s Rocky Mountain Division. “But with aggressive law enforcement and prosecution, those numbers have dropped. We cofounded iEngineer.com, an Internet-based engineering services firm. That company has had services. A confidentiality agreement prevents disclosure of the negotiated settlement, Smith said, describing the amountas “small.” This Base-Camp AdVENTORE will assist you and your family ta... “Attacks were on the increase blue- mains a growing, profitable concern,said Smith. After leaving Cambric, Smith Cambric settled for an undisclosed amount a $124,724 claim filed by Mid-State Consultants for Friday evening & Saturday, Jaly 7/8 or August 11/12 SLGG’s Laney Hl. Maues Exrvepaenezeser Teamme Carmen 9750 Seuth 200 West - Sandy, UI SPACE IS MTEal NOW volumeattacks were reported. engineering prints, turned the corneron financial problemsin late 1996 and re- — TheAssociated Press PRESEHTEDBY buildings’ mail boxes. Ninety such attacks were reported in the 1998 fiscal year. But last year, Lee-Dixon prosecuted 78 cases and convicted 37 people. And from January 1999 to November of that year, only five dimensional broke to disinfect the -organizing committee. AA Twe-Bay Wrtshop in Fama Life Panning and Family Business Devetopmeat Delp family members wort together tn accamplih & important objectives fur increased bappiness. where thieves target apartment “The regulatory agencies are arms in a menacing gesture, “ready to pounce on you.” Cambric, a developer of three- Committee. Leavitt has insisted he was duped by bid leaders andthat he acted quickly after the scandal Base-Gamp AdVENTURE caught and rehabilitated, the demand for narcotics is reduced, he said. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the Salt Lake City area has experienced an increase in mail theft during the past two years, particularly “volume attacks” said. justlike this,” he said, raising his campaign spokesman, said Leavitt “was one who stepped in, cleaned up the Olympic mess and helped turn it around by hiring Mitt Romney” to head the Salt Lake Organizing Family Business mare to straighten out the mess.” . e-Business... Product Fair... rtisement>—_—— There was no immediate response from Leavitt or his chief aides. But Michael Mower, a dered to pay a $30,451 judgmentfor unpaid employee leasing bills. Smith insists employees were receiving their paychecks as usual THROUGH THE their ernment tax and regulatory agencies. “It’s almost predatory” the way they treat small business, Smith of controversy, scandal and cover-up,” Davis offers in an telecommunications The experience was an eye- One campaign ad for the 35year-old conservative features him standing in front ofa pickup witha “for sale” sign in the window. “Tt takes sacrifice to make sure the bills are paid,” Smith said in the ad. “I’ve been there. I know Strengthen Your Family & Business we in otherstates.” ‘are very well organized and he sacrificed personally to keep his business going and make gotpaid. credit card or checks stolen,” Warner said. “It can be a night- haven't enjoyed that same success ~ Dixonsaid. “These rings out there ‘ cure commercial loans. “There were times we had paign is a “quality oflife issue” for Utah. “Postal theft might not sound important to theene onthe street .. . until Ee eee Prosecuting mail theft may not ‘ numer- oe liens for delinquentsalesee made good on the money — weal‘ways paidit.” Smith, who left Cambricin 1999, said the disputes were typical of a fledgling business trying to survive withoutthe benefit ofa finan- Warmer argTuesday tat had enough to Tae payroll ae not enough to maketax payments. putes, ended in judgments or CS _ cial track record necessary to se- e re rece serious cash-flow problems,” Smith ‘said. aoe were Be ultimately mremoa fae 4 into his first primary. “As your governor, I will give the Olympics a fresh start, free The cases, mostly contract dis- closed now. Every single time we ‘Postal Service Honors Mail-Theft Prosecutor Mike Leavitt knows more about the Olympic bidscandalthan heiswilling to mation has surfacedabout past le- ifthey received them and whether they intended to publish a story. Tobias did not return phone messages Tuesday. ‘ Smith acknowledged this week thathi Cambric Corp., was a defendant in nine lawsuits between 1995 and 1997. Gov. were opener for Smith, who remains bitter about the bureaucratic rigidity he said he faced with gov- BY DAN HARRIE As Rep.Merrill Cook battles to shake off the stigma of a recent $193,922 civil judgmentfor unpaid $6,132. They satisfied. 01 NighorPlease soeprinted rater Vdrectonaetrea ch he i |
