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to weigh pay raises Board seeks data before voting on increases for some county workers
BY MIRANDA S. SPIVACK Frustrated members of the
Prince George’s County Council said Wednesday that they will take a final look next week at a proposed 2 percent pay raise for non-unionized county employ- ees but said that top county officials had not made basic financial data available to help them determine whether the county can afford the increases. The fiscal policy committee
unanimously voted to send the bill, proposed by County Execu- tive Jack B. Johnson (D), to the full council Tuesday. The vote came a day after council mem- bers had opened the door to potential salary increases for in- coming councilmembers and the county executive, already the highest-paid county government officials inMaryland. Johnson has supported both
salary increases. On Tuesday, the council rejected a bill that would have frozen the pay for council members and the county execu- tive for two years and instead left intact a one-year freeze that will be lifted in December 2011. It would potentially boost pay for council members, who get $96,417 for the part-time posi- tions, and the executive, who receives $174,540. The action followed a recom-
mendation by a commission that includes close associates of John- son’s. Several councilmembers have
asked for details about county personnel vacancies, the amount ofmoney available to pay for the
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raises, and a clear accounting of Prince George’s overall finances. But in both sessions this week, they received little information from Johnson’s budget chief, Jonathan R. Seeman. The Johnson administration
has said it would need about $50 million in the next fiscal year to cover rising expenses in Prince George’s $2.6 billion budget, such as health-care and fuel cots. Seaman has said the county might have that amount in un- spent funds to help cover the shortfall. Council member Samuel H.
Dean (D-Mitchellville), one of five council members who is leaving office because of term limits, said Wednesday that the dearth of fiscal information from the Johnson administration “is a very bad way for us to end the eight years we have been togeth- er.” “I have worked in human
resources, and I don’t think it takes that much time” to add up the vacancies, he told Seeman. Seeman, who has promised
the information formonths, told the council Wednesday that he would get the data to the council before the vote Tuesday. “I amskeptical,” Dean said. Council member William A.
Campos (D-Hyattsville), one of four incumbents running for re- election, said the Johnson ad- ministration had put the council in a difficult position. “Do you realize, Mr. Seeman, the disser- vice you are doing to county employees here?” Campos asked. “How can we see if we can
afford to give a raise to our county employees?” he contin- ued. “This is really sad.We are in our last week; to put this on us with no information and have us make that decision is ridiculous.”
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Md. trooper struck on Beltway A Maryland state trooper suf-
fered minor injuries Wednesday night when he was struck on the Capital Beltway by a car whose driver left the scene, authorities said. The trooper was on the side of
the highway as he investigated a three-vehicle crash on the outer loop. He was hit by a vehicle that had slowed as it passed the initial accident scene about 7:30 p.m., officials said.
—Clarence Williams
Questionnaire answers, attorney interviews lead to 12 dismissals
BY KEITH L. ALEXANDER One prospective juror said he
feared gang retaliation. Another said she had been mugged a few years ago and now rarely walks outside after dark. And another said all gangmembers should be “castrated.” In the third day of jury selec-
tion in the Chandra Levymurder trialWednesday in D.C. Superior Court, prosecutors and defense attorneys for Ingmar Guandique, the man accused of killing the former federal intern, heard a variety of experiences and opin- ions from dozens of prospective jurors who were interviewed to determine their eligibility to sit on the trial jury. Judge Gerald Fisher said he
hopes to have a list of 40 prospec- tive jurors finalized by Thursday. Fromthat group, the prosecution and the defense each will get to eliminate 10. From the final 20, the attorneys and the judge will select 12 jurors and four alter- nates. Opening statements will beginMonday. By the end of the dayWednes-
day, 12 jurors had been dismissed and 30 were qualified. Guandique, 29, was arrested
last year and charged with six counts, including first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual abuse in connection with the disappearance and slaying of
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Levy, who disappeared in May 2001. Levy’s skeletal remains were found a year later. At the time of his arrest,Guan-
dique was serving a 10-year sen- tence in a federal prison in Cali- fornia for assaulting two other women at knifepoint in Rock Creek Park about the same time that Levy, 24, disappeared. Levy’s disappearance generat-
ed international attention be- cause she had been having an affair with then-Rep. Gary A. Condit (D-Calif.), who represent- ed the district that includes Levy’s home town of Modesto. Condit initiallywas viewed as the prime suspect in Levy’s disap- pearance, but police and prose- cutors dismissed him as having any connection with the crime. Prosecutors and defense attor-
neys were able to get a sense of prospective jurors’ feelings about the case after reading 55-page surveys that were handed out to them Monday. On Wednesday, attorneys were allowed to ask prospective jurors to elaborate on some of their answers. Several talked about experi-
ences that could influence their objectivity if selected. One wom- an said she was mugged in Georgetown a few years ago. No one was arrested in the attack, and the woman said she rarely
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walksD.C. streets after dark. But, she added: “I think I’ve gotten over it. I could be objective.” Guandique’s attorney Maria
Hawilo asked Fisher to dismiss the woman. But Assistant U.S. Attorney AmandaHaines argued that it wasn’t feasible to dismiss all peoplewhohave beenmugged in a city. Fisher declinedHawilo’s request but said he would recon- sider his decision later. One potential juror expressed
concern about how much atten- tion themedia had paid to Levy’s relationship with Condit. “They just latched onto one person and ignored all the other people,” the woman said. Hawilo asked a follow-up
question: “What if there was evidence that Gary Condit may have been involved?” The juror responded that she would try to keep an openmind. Hawilo did not elaborate on
the significance of the question about Condit. Most of the responses that
seemed to cause attorneys the greatest concern centered around opinions about gangs and illegal immigrants. Guandique is an illegal immi-
grant from El Salvador and a member of theMara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. Among the jurors dismissed
were some who had said they were “opposed” to illegal immi- grants, while another said that all gangmembers should be “cas- trated.”
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Staff writer Henri Cauvin contributed to this report.
U-Va. suicide probe faults officials’ oversight
Report accuses editor’s boss of ‘questionable’ management
BY DANIEL DE VISE An internal investigation into
the suicide ofKevinMorrissey, an editor of theUniversity of Virgin- ia’s literary journal, concluded Wednesday with a report that faults Morrissey’s boss for “ques- tionable” management and the university for weak oversight. The nine-page report, from
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Trustee Sale Notices 851 Prince Georges County
BYRON L. HUFFMAN, P.C. PO Box 369
Columbia, MD 21045 (410) 381-3800
TRUSTEES' SALE
Case No. 22505.5002of Valuable Commercial Real Estate and Improvements, located in Prince George's County,Maryland, known as 5309 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, MD 20737.
By virtue of the power and authority contained in aDeed of Trust from David Martin, to Sanford Friedman, Trustee, dated December 26, 2006, and recorded February 28, 2007 among the Land Records of Prince George's County in Liber 27271 at folio 485, and at the request of the party secured thereby, default having occurred in the terms and conditions thereof, the undersigned, as the present Trustees under the aforesaid Deed of Trust, either of whom may act, will sell at public auction in front of the Court House located at 14735 Main Street- Court House, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, on
Friday,November 5, 2010 1:15 PM all the property in said Deed of Trust described as follows:
Lot numbered Five (5), in Block lettered "A", in the subdivision known as "Springbrook Terrace" as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book BB 6atPlat 13, among the Land Records of Prince George's County,Maryland.
Saving and Excepting 800 square feet conveyed to the State of Maryland in aDeed dated April 23, 1955 and recorded in Liber 1861 at Folio 302.
David D. Martin, aka David Martin, is/are the record owner(s) of the property.
Subject to covenants, restrictions, agreements, ease- ments, rights-of-way and minimum building restriction lines of record.
The property is sold in "as is" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty as to the description of the improvements.
TERMS OF SALE
Adeposit of $35,000.00 will be required at time of sale, such deposit to be in cash, certified check, cashier's check, or in such other form as the trustees may determine, in their sole discretion. No deposit shall be required of the noteholder where the noteholder bids in the property at sale; and payment of the purchase price by the noteholder in such case shall be made by crediting the same against the foreclosure expenses and costs and the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust. The balance in cash, certified check, or cashier's check with interest at 8% per annum from the date of sale to the date of settlement shall be payable within ten (10) business days after final ratification of sale. If the purchaser shall not comply with the terms of the sale within ten (10) business days after final ratification of sale, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser,orinany manner designated by the Substitute Trustees. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason and the property is purchased by someone other than the noteholder,there shall be no abatement of interest caused by the delay.
Adjustment of all taxes, water,public charges, special or regular assessments, and condominium or homeowners association dues, will be made as of the date of sale and thereafter be assumed by the purchaser.Title examination, conveyancing, state revenue stamps, state and county transfer taxes and all other costs incident to settlement are to be paid by the purchaser.Ifthe Substitute Trustees are unable to convey good and marketable title, the sole remedy of the purchaser in law or equity shall be limited to the refund of the deposit to the purchaser.Upon refund of the deposit, this sale shall be void and of no effect, and the purchaser shall have no further claim against the Substitute Trustees.
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U-Va.’s Internal Audit Depart- ment, doesn’t directly address whether Ted Genoways, editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, bears responsibility in the July 30 death of his deputy. It largely clearsU-Va. of blame, stating that leaders of the public university took “appropriate actions” based on what they knew of the trouble brewing in the journal’s Charlot- tesville offices. Morrissey, 52, shot himself in-
side a coal tower near campus. His suicide note blamed no one. Relatives and some Review em- ployees alleged that he had been the target of workplace bullying by Genoways, a decorated poet who has raised the currency of the literarymagazine. Genoways said he never ha-
rassed Morrissey or anyone else on the journal’s small staff, and
all involved said that Morrissey had a lengthy history of depres- sion. Lloyd Snook, Genoways’s at-
torney, said in a statement that the report “apparently found no support for early accusations in the media that Ted Genoways was a bully — a conclusion with which we agree.” Snook said Ge- noways was traveling and un- available to comment. University President Teresa individually
Sullivan met
Wednesday morning with Geno- ways and two other journal em- ployees to divulge the results of the investigation, which she be- gan Aug. 19. The university “re- mains committed to publishing VQR” but with changes that strip away some of its independence from the university, spokeswom- an Carol Wood said in a state- ment. Sullivansaidshewouldchange
university policies to make it simpler for employees to report workplace issues and for those reports to reach U-Va. leaders and be addressed. A wave of national publicity
followed Morrissey’s death, with some observers passionately de- fending Genoways and others portraying him as a national symbol of workplace bullying. The audit doesn’t settle the
issue, stating enigmatically: “It is sometimes difficult to define where the line gets crossed be- tween a tough manager and an
unreasonable one.” NeitherGenowaysnor any oth-
er journal employee is out of a job, Wood said. At least two staffers have resigned. The oth- ers, including Genoways, remain on leave, and the journal is on hiatus. The report reviews the roles
that Genoways and university leaders played in handling the journal’s staff and finances. Auditors said that “appropri-
ate actions were taken by the institution” to address the prob- lems within the journal, consid- ering what little university offi- cials apparently knew. They wrote that “no specific allega- tions of bullying or harassment” reached university leaders before Morrissey’s death. Colleagues and friends said
Morrissey and some co-workers had reported the matter to uni- versity officialsmultiple times. In some cases, though, the reports went to offices that hold matters in confidence and don’t pass information on to university leaders. The accounts that did reach
university leaders, the audit said, were not dire. The investigation recommend-
ed “appropriate corrective ac- tion” toward Genoways but did not state what that should be. University officials said that any response would be handled in confidence.
devised@washpost.com Grant to spur development nearMetro stations Kwasi Holman, president and BY OVETTAWIGGINS Prince George’s County and
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executive director of the Prince George’s County Economic De- velopment Corporation, said the county will conduct a study that will offer recommendations for incentives to builders for “in- tense office development” around the Southern Avenue, Naylor Road, Suitland and Branch AvenueMetro stations. “We’re overjoyed about this in
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around the Metro stations to complement development at the former St. Elizabeths Hospital, located in the District between the Congress Heights and Ana- costia Metro stations on the Green Line. The western part of the site is becoming the head- quarters for the Department of Homeland Security. D.C. officials want the eastern campus to offer a mix of offices, housing, shops and community facilities. “This grant is great news for
Prince George’s County,” said Sen. Barbara A. Milkulski, who made the announcement in a statement with fellow Maryland Democratic Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin. “But this project means more than transportation. It means people can live and work all in the same neighborhood.” For years, Prince George’s offi-
cials have been trying to attract development around the coun- ty’s 15 stations, and efforts have intensified in recent months. Metro and the state of Maryland recently requested proposals to develop 39 acres around theNew Carrollton transit hub. Bids are due Nov. 5 for that project. Earlier this year, Gov. Martin
O’Malley (D) announced that the state Department of Housing and Community Development would move its headquarters from Anne Arundel County to a location near a Metro station in Prince George’s.
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Alleged members of gang indicted
BY MARIA GLOD Federal prosecutors in Mary-
land announced racketeering charges against alleged members of the 18th Street gang, who are accused of involvement in slay- ings, beatings and robberies in theWashington region. According to the 18-page in-
dictment handed down Thursday in U.S. District Court in Green- belt, members of the gang com- mitted three slayings in suburban Maryland and two in the District in recent years. In some instanc- es, victims were targeted because 18th Street members thought they belonged to rival gangs. The first killing outlined in
court papers occurred May 5, 2007. Three of the seven defen- dants — Mario Molina-Valla- dares, 32, Edgar Mauricio Rogel Vasquez, 25, and Rafael Omar Villegas-Martinez, 35 — are ac- cused of plotting to kill Jose Car- camo, 32. The three, along with another
gang member, took Carcamo to Hyattsville and shot him twice in the head, according to court pa- pers. The 18th Street gang, which
has had a presence in the Wash- ington area for years, started in Los Angeles and operates across the countryandin Central Ameri- ca.Membersare“jumpedin” with an 18-second beating. Members of the gang carried weapons, robbed a brothel in the District and lied to police to cover up their crimes, according to the indictment. Molina-Valladeres, Villegas-Martinez and other de- fendants displayed tattoos of the word or numeral “18.” Two defendants, Ysaud Flores,
31, and Joel Ventura-Quintanilla, 24, are accused of participating in two slayings in 2009. In January 2009, according to
the indictment, the two were among a group that kidnapped Dennys Guzman-Saenz, 15, who was fatally stabbed in the back seat of a car and dumped in a creek in Gaithersburg. Flores and Ventura-Quintanil-
la already have been convicted of murder in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Guzman-Saenz’s slaying. Prosecutors there said the attackers mistakenly thought Guzman-Saenz belonged to a ri- val gang. In February 2009, authorities
say, Flores and Ventura-Quinta- nilla were among a group that fired shots in the District, killing 23-year-old Manuel Garcia-Fu- entes. The indictment also alleges
that unnamed members of the 18th Street gang shot and killed Jairon Osorio, 28, inHyattsville in December 2008 and fatally stabbed Julio Palestino-Lascarez, 20, in the District inMay 2009. In some of the slayings, other people have been charged in local courts.
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Staff writer Dan Morse contributed to this report.
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N.J.man pleads guilty to threats ANewJerseymanwhowent by
“Devilfish” as he sent threatening e-mails to employees at the Dis- trict-based headquarters of the National Council of La Raza and other Latino civil rights groups pleaded guilty Wednesday to his years-long campaign, federal prosecutors said. Vincent Johnson, 61, of Brick,
N.J., sent dozens of e-mails from 2006to2009suggesting thatLati- no leaders should have wills pre- pared, listing them under “RIP,” and saying they were being watched and were “dead meat,” according tohisplea. —MaryPat Flaherty
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Road closures set forArmy 10-Miler Arlington County police will
shut down several major roads early Sunday for the Army 10-Mil- er. The race begins at 8 a.m., but roads beginto close at 4:30 a.m. South Eads Street from Army
NavyDrive into the Pentagonwill close at 4:30 a.m. Washington Boulevard between Interstate 395 and theMemorial Bridge, Colum- bia Pike east of Joyce Street and I-395’s southbound HOV lanes will closeby5:30a.m.Policesayall roads shouldreopenby 2p.m. —ChristyGoodman
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