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              The Loyola Maroon nhgdn J Loyola University New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 gfdn Employee allegedly laundered drug money By Darren Barbec Contributing Writer A Loyola employee and her son have been implicated in an alleged conspiracy to launder funds through casinos in Belize, according to the Times-Picayune. Jean Brown, assistant to the director of the Twomey Hall Institute for Human Relations, is currently out on 510,000 bond following her an-est at Gulf Port on the Mississippi gulf coast. Her son, Brian Yearwood, is being held without bond. Ted Quant, Director of the Twomey center called the charges unfortunate. "It's asad situation. Jean had some really tough blows in the last few years," he said. The 7"imes-Picayunes tated that the U.S. Customs Service incarcerated Brown and Yearwood, who allegedly agreeing 10 launder between 5300,000 and $400,000 each week over a period of several months. Brown, a one-time honorary member of the Belize consulate, has previouslypreviously housed underprivileged Belize children and raised funds for their transport to the United States for medical care. Brown declined to comment on the advice of her legal counsel. Undercover Customs agents, who represented themselves as drug traffickers, contacted Yearwood after being tipped off that he would allegedly be interested in laundering for an unspecified percentage of the money involved. Mr. Quant said that Brown had confided in him. "Her understanding, from the beginning, was that it (her dealings with the agents) was legit," he said. ATimes Picayunearticle reported that Steve Thomas, a Customs Service agent, testified in a hearing that "Mrs. Brown said the source of the money was not her concern." "Shedidn't like the drug business, but she said the only reason she got involved was because she was financially strapped and needed the money," he added. Thomas, according to the Picayune, alleged that Brown had suggested laundering the funds through a Belize gambling casino, and that she was arrested after taking what she presumed was money to be laundered. If convicted, Brown could face probation to a maximum sentence of from 3 to 5 years in prison. William P. Quigley, Director of the Loyola Law Clinic and one of Brown's legal counsels, commented 'Candyman' Caper Finally Solved By Chris Bonura Assistant News Editor Police Arrest Man Responsible for Rash of Vending Thefts Students on campus can once again have sweet dreams: the individual students commonly referred to as "The Candyman" is behind bars. After a violent confrontation with University of New Orleans police officer, a suspect in repeated vending machine thefts at Loyola, Tulane, UNO, and Delgado turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department. According to Emest James, assistant to the director of the UNO campus police, Officer Ted Holt responded to a complaint of broken glass in the UNO business administration building. Holt checked out the broken machine, then proceeded to check on another machine. Calvin Scott, 34, armed with the tire iron that he used to break into the vending machine, allegedly jumped out from behind a stairwell and attacked Holt, trying to get Holt's gun. In the struggle Scott allegedly hit Holt in the head three time_with the tire iron and shot him in the wrist, James said. Scott fled the scene. Holt received first aid and was later taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition on Saturday.According to Jones, the courts issued a warrant for Scott's arrest. On Sunday night, Scott turned himself in on the advice of his attorney, and police placed him in Central Lockup. Scott is believed to be behind the rash of vending machine burglaries that took place in the Music/Communications Complex and Monroe Hall during the fall semester. Public Safety officials also believe he is responsible for the attack on a custodian at Tulane in 1992. Public Safety posted a bulletin in January with Scott's picture and description, warning students that Scott was armed and dangerous and should not be approached. Bro. Alexis Gonzalez, F.S.C., university professor, discovered that first-floor vending machine in Monroe Hall had been broken into last November. He said he was relieved that the burglar was now behind bars. "I'll feel safe going to my office on Sunday mornings," Alexis said. James labeled Scott "a career criminal," meaning he has at least three incidents on his record. Other charges on Scott's record include cocaine possession and resisting arrest. James said that Scott had an impending warrant from a previous burglary at UNO. Scott was held at Central Lockup on $6000 bail in early December. "We were trying to figure out why he wasn't in jail," James said. Scott has been charged with burglary, resisting arrest, and attempted murder. "We were trying to figure out why he wasn't in jail." -James Scott, UNO Police Remembering the Struggle— The Rev. James C. Carter ,S.J„ university president, and others In the Loyola community celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King on Tuesday, /rhoto by Bruce Hyman, S.J. Sexual Harassment Case Recurs By Tammy Hotard Editorial Editor Future Employment of Accused Professor Questioned same accused professor acted in a similar manner toward her as he allegedly did with the other two female students. Initially the chairman of the accused professor's department presented to Dr. Robert Rowland, Jr., dean of A & S, "an extensive, detailed report with a number of appendixes from the minutes of their tenured departmental meeting on May 5, 1992," the chairman said. "In the cover letter of the report I recommended to the dean, in order to The sexual harassment case which raised questions about the university's policies and procedures has entered a new phase. The accused professor's departmental chairman has sent the Arts and Sciences Conciliation Committee a copy of a report which discusses the female student' s allegations of sexual harassment toward her professor. According to the chairman, the university's policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment arc "grossly lacking," so he has implemented a new departmental system of handling the case. Meanwhile, a third female student who chose to remain unidentified has approached the Maroon, but not the department, with allegations that the further ensure objectivity and fairness, that the dean's office convene the A & S Conciliation Committee, in an effort to safeguard everyone," the chairman said. A large portion of the report focused on a comment the accused professor made during a meeting in April 1992 to the female student who is pressing charges against him. In the meeting the accused professor said that he would not write student recommendation letters to gradu- "I was working in the [A & S] department directly under [the accused professor] when he touched me. i said, 'Don't touch me,' then he transferred me out of the office." — A Female Loyola Student See Laundering, pg. 5 See Harassment, pg. 5 M - V-rrrnnTnrV, nWnr -  iff |Q^32S:Bosnian dinner raises , [QQJEBEEES ! Wolfpack baseball gears up :An interview with Richard • D money for hunger relief. for new season. p Attenborough. ; 1 See page 2 §| See Page 7 it See Page 11