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AUGUST 30, 2014 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXV, NO. 7, Issue 4350 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 FM to Attend Karekin II Condemns Erdogan’s Violence against Inauguration, Yezidis YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II has sent a letter of support Pose Question to Mir Tahsin Beg Saied, the temporal leader of the Yezidi community of the world, through Archbishop Avak Asaturian, the Primate of the On Genocide Armenian Diocese of Iraq. According to the press service of the Holy See, the message included the YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia’s politi - following statement: “From the spiritual center of cal leadership has been invited to attend all Armenians, the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin, Turkish President-elect Recep Tayyip Emmy Winner Pays Bared Maronian we extend our condolences to You on the ongoing Erdogan’s inauguration and is likely to mass killings of the Yezidi population in Iraq. We send Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian Tribute to Women of the Genocide are deeply concerned about the violence and the to the ceremony slated for Thursday, it resultant numerous victims in the northern part of emerged at the weekend. Both Victims and Rescuers to Be Subject of Documentary Iraq.” President Serge Sargisian revealed the The catholicos called on international organiza - Turkish invitation as he visited a pro-govern - COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — For many years now, writer, director and producer tions to take immediate steps to stop the massacres ment youth camp in the Armenian resort town Bared Maronian has used his talents in a variety of outlets, especially in Florida pub - of Yezidis in Iraq. of Tsaghkadzor. A statement by Sargisian’s lic television. However, in the past few years, he has decided to bring his skills in press office quoted him as saying there that putting together documentaries to a sub - Nalbandian will “most probably” attend ject close to his heart, the Armenian Armenia to Participate Erdogan’s inauguration along with more than By Alin K. Gregorian Genocide. In ECHR Perinçek Case 20 heads of state and governments. Mirror-Spectator Staff Maronian emigrated from Lebanon According to the statement, Sargisian during that country’s civil war. He was YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The government of the said Nalbandian will use the occasion to always interested in the arts — folk dance, Republic of Armenia has submitted an official appli - clarify whether Erdogan will accept his invi - music, and theater — and with film, he was able to unite all the subjects that inter - cation to the European Court of Human Rights to tation to take part in the official commem - ested him, especially as they concerned his heritage. be accepted as a third party in Dogu Perinçek’s orations in Yerevan of the 100th anniver - After graduating from Haigazian University in Beirut and working for a time as a case. Christine Melkonyan, press spokesperson of sary of the 1915 Armenian genocide in the photojournalist, he found his way to the US. Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Ottoman Empire. “When I came here, it was hard for me. Eventually I went to the Broadcast Career Gevorg Kostanyan, stated to Armenpress that the Sargisian publicly extended that invita - Institute in Florida,” he said. Not long after that, he landed a job at the local PBS deadline of submitting the application was August tion in late May. He urged the winner of station. He was with PBS for 21 years. 26. Armenia has already sent the relevant docu - Turkey’s forthcoming presidential election For his PBS work, he has won four regional Emmy awards. “I have been blessed ments to Strasbourg. to visit Armenia on April 24, 2014 and “face or lucky to get these awards. It gives you confidence,” Maronian said. “That is why up to telling testimonies of the history of I thought with was time for me to do this.” the Armenian genocide.” When he started, he recalled, he worked on local programs, working his way up In a further softening of Turkey’s to regional and national programs. He also worked on the Nightly Business Report Armenian Athletes Do decades-long policy of aggressive genocide and did post-production on various programs, including in the Spanish language. denial, Erdogan offered last April first-ever Slowly, he realized that what appealed to him most was making documentaries and Well in China Turkish condolences to the descendants of telling a story from start to finish. some 1.5 million Armenians massacred by Maronian said that he worked on some short documentaries, anywhere from 10 Tournament the Ottoman Turks. The move was hailed to 15 minutes, on Armenian subjects and showed them in local settings and some NANJING, China (Armenpress) — Armenian by the West. Official Yerevan dismissed community gatherings. “People approached me and said I should expand them,” he weightlifter Simon Martirosyan (85 kg) took the Erdogan’s statement, however, saying that recalled. “For the last five years, I’ve been doing that. The most serious one is gold medal at the second summer Youth Olympic Ankara continues to deny that the mass ‘Orphans of the Genocide,’” which was released last year. Games held here. Martirosyan lifted a total of 391 killings constituted genocide. see MARONIAN, page 11 kilograms. see INAUGURATION, page 2 Boxer Narek Manasyan representing Armenia became a bronze medalist, defeating Viddal Riley representing the United Kingdom by a score of 2-1 in the Men’s Light Heavy (81 kg) Bronze Medal Bout. Earlier, Narek Manasyan celebrated another Former Cafesjian Executive Gets Nine victory over a Turkish athlete. Anush Grigoryan, who is Armenia’s sole female world boxing champion, was left without a medal at Years for Embezzlement, Blackmail the Summer Youth Olympic Games, as she lost to Neriman Istik representing Turkey. So far, the Armenian athletes have won two gold, ing the sentencing hearing in a federal underpaid. But “at some point around one silver and one bronze medals at the Nanjing By Rochelle Olson courtroom in Minneapolis. 1999, you made the decision to make your 2014 games. Still, she was not unsympathetic to his own nest a little better,” the judge said, story of working for a difficult and demand - adding, “I bet you sure wish you’d quit or MINNEAPOLIS (Star Tribune) — Using ing boss. Waters, now 58, worked closely demanded a raise.” what he learned as a personal and business for years with Cafesjian, who earned a for - Instead, over a decade, Waters stole from confidante to West Publishing executive tune at West and was deeply involved in Cafesjian, concealing his fraud by making INSI DE Gerard Cafesjian, John Joseph Waters Jr. philanthropic projects, especially in support checks out to cash and/or depositing them embezzled $4 million from into the accounts of his mis - his boss to finance a double tress (now wife) or a deceased life. Then, as investigators woman named Ani Home homed in on his scheme, he “You’re old enough that I would have thought Yeranosyan. He then directed filed a mean-spirited lawsuit Cafesjian’s bookkeepers to against his former boss, who you’d learned the lesson of Watergate — that the make false entries in compa - Adventure died last year. ny ledgers for “household Despite Waters’ continued cover-up is worse than the crime” purchases — unallocated,” Page 5 claims of innocence, US US District Court Judge Ann Montgomery which was the account used District Court Judge Ann for the Cafesjians’ personal Montgomery on Friday sentenced him to of his family’s Armenian heritage. expenses such as groceries and cable bills. nine years in prison for those crimes, one Waters left West Publishing to work as In 2009, investigators hired by Cafesjian INDEX year less than prosecutors sought, but more an aide to Cafesjian at a starting annual discovered the trail of fraud. Waters quit Arts and Living . 10 than the three years Waters’ lawyer had salary of $84,000 plus bonuses in the that year and filed a lawsuit in 2012, claim - Armenia . 2 asked for. 1990s, eventually earning $250,000 a year ing his boss had denied him nearly $5 mil - Community News. 4 “You’re old enough that I would have with up to $50,000 in bonuses. lion in deferred compensation that he had Editorial . 14 International . 3,4 thought you’d learned the lesson of Montgomery noted that Waters, at times, promised in a verbal agreement. That law - Watergate — that the cover-up is worse than was a loyal, hardworking chief of staff to a suit was eventually dismissed, but not the crime,” Montgomery told Waters dur - high-powered man and might have been see EMBEZZLEMENT, page 16 2 S ATURDAY , A UGUST 30, 2014 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia President Talks about Customs Union, Canadian MP Calls for Pension Reforms, Baku Provocations End to Bloodshed in YEREVAN (PanArmenian.net) — accession may create problems for the means of replenishment. The Armenian Allegations that Armenia has been member states as well,” Sargisian said. leader also voiced support for the intro - Nagorno-Karabagh under pressure to join the Eurasian “Yet, had they been adamantly opposed duction of mandatory funded pensions, Customs Union (ECU) are untrue, to Armenia’s accession, they would ruling out revisiting the issue. YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Harold Albrecht, chair President Serge Sargisian said, accord - have vetoed it.” Commenting on recent Azeri-caused of the Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship ing to ARKA News Agency. Sargisian also noted that he will sign escalations at borders with Armenia and Group and Canadian Member of Parliament for “It is an important period for the a constitutional reform plan this Karabagh, the president noted that Kitchener-Conestoga considers that Azerbaijani development of our country.