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Attention Postmaster: U.S. Postage PRSRT STD PERMIT #322 Easton, MD Silverthorne’s Koger Firm PAID 18-Year Run Auctioned Off News, Page 3 News, Page 3 Photo By Sam Funt/The Connection Photo www.connectionnewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com June 19-25, 2008 Volume XXII, Number 25 Fairfax Connection ❖ June 19-25, 2008 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Fairfax Connection ❖ June 19-25, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Connection Editor Michael O’Connell News 703-917-6440 or [email protected] 2 Cases, 2 Courts, Same Day Groner gave Koger his Jeffrey Koger appears in Miranda rights en route to court on attempted capital Inova Fairfax Hospital. “You are under arrest for murder of police officer. attempted capital murder Koger Firm Sold of a police officer,” Groner told Koger, who was admit- Sheriff’s Photo Sheriff’s By Ken Moore ted to the hospital in criti- Troubled management firm The Connection cal condition. On Tuesday, June 17, auctioned in bankruptcy court. effrey Scott Koger held a shotgun Judge Penney S. Azcarate against his shoulder and pointed the certified the case to a By Nicholas M. Horrock gun at Virginia State Trooper The Connection J Jeffrey Koger Fairfax grand jury, one of Jonathan Groner. the first steps for a felony “I said, ‘Drop the gun, drop the gun,’ over case to proceed in Fairfax federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday auctioned the and over again,” Groner testified, during County Circuit Court. A troubled Koger Management Group, Inc. to a Fairfax Koger’s preliminary hearing Tuesday, June 17 Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Casey M. County firm after lively bidding drove the price up to in Fairfax County Lingan presented Groner as his only witness Tues- $275,000. “I said, ‘Drop the General District day. Koger faces the possibility of life in prison, if The sale entitles the buyer to the current customers of Koger, Court. convicted. now called Tri-State Management, and to any goodwill it may gun, drop the “At that time, I have in the real estate management market. took aim at the sub- KOGER IS SUSPECTED of embezzling and divert- Robert S. Koger and his wife Pamela were subdued as they gun,’ over and ject,” Groner testi- ing $2.2 million from Virginia homeowners associa- listened to the firm the he built over nearly three decades be- fied, about a series of tions and investing some of the money, in his wife’s ing sold to new owners. over again.” events in the early name, in a health club and a steak house on Capitol It was a hard day for the couple, whose youngest son Jeffrey — Jonathan Groner, morning hours of Hill. Koger was in Fairfax County Court facing charges of trying to Virginia State Trooper Feb. 2, 2007 that cul- He has been under investigation by the police and kill a Virginia State Police Officer. Jeffrey Koger was bound minated in the con- Internal Revenue Service for approximately two over without bail for grand jury action. frontation in front of years, but no charges against him have yet been an- Jeffrey Koger was in a sense the start of the whole drama Springfield Mall. nounced. when he was accused of embezzling some $2.2 million from After Koger, 38, of Oak Hill, fired his weapon, Koger, the former chief financial officer of his the customers of his father’s firm early last year. Groner and Washington Metropolitan Transit father’s real estate management firm, was suspected Authority officers shot back, hitting him in the See Judge, Page 5 mid-section. See Capital Murder Page 27 Silverthorne Calls It Quits after 18 Years Joined City Council “I have spent nearly my in 1990 as youngest entire adult life on the elected member. City Council and almost Photo by Photo By Julia O’Donoghue half of my full life on the The Connection Julia O'Donoghue City Council.” mericans had not had the chance to — Scott Silverthorne Acast a ballot for Bill Clinton, let June 24. alone Hillary, for United States “I have spent nearly my entire adult life president when Scott Silverthorne first took on the City Council and almost half of my his seat on the Fairfax City Council in 1990. full life on the City Council,” he said. With Barack Obama’s campaign years /The Connection away, Virginians were focused on another A HECTIC WORK schedule and desire to African American politician breaking travel more lead to Silverthorne stepping through the glass ceiling at that time. Dou- down. The council member also said he had glas Wilder had just taken office as Virginia accomplished nearly everything he set out and the nation’s first elected black gover- to when he first ran for office at 24. nor the same year. “When you have completed your goals, But Silverthorne was also making his Council member Scott Silverthorne is retiring from the city council that is when it is time to move on. Some own, small bit of history in 1990. At 24- after 18 years. politicians don’t know when it is appropri- years old, he had become the youngest per- ate to hang it up,” said Silverthorne, who is son ever to serve on the council in the City by about one year,” said Silverthorne ear- After 18 years in public office, now 42. of Fairfax. lier this week. Lederer, who is now the city’s Silverthorne will retire at the end of this Silverthorne also said he wanted to see “I was the youngest councilman in the mayor, had been elected at the age of 25 in month. His last council meeting as an city’s history, but I only beat Rob Lederer the early 1980s. elected official will take place next week See Silverthorne, Page 9 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Connection ❖ June 19-25, 2008 ❖ 3 Week in Fairfax News GMU Goes Hollywood University welcomes film producer for lecture, screening of ‘quarterlife’ Police Photo Film and TV TV series. producer Marshall By Nora Benzawi Herskovitz The Connection appears at A surveillance camera snapped this image of a man GMU’s Festi- police believe robbed 21 businesses. eorge Mason University’s Fairfax cam- val of the pus is hosting the Mason Festival of the Arts, which Police Seek Serial Burglar GArts, a new visual and performing arts includes festival that celebrates the cultural di- screenings of Fairfax County Police are currently investigating 21 burglar- versity of Northern Virginia. Sponsored by GMU and his TV/Web ies that occurred in five police districts West Springfield, Sully, other affiliated arts organizations, the festival is cur- series Fair Oaks, Reston and Franconia. The crimes all took place over rently taking place from June 12 to June 29. ‘quarertlife.’ a six-month period and most involved businesses located in GMU’s Center for the Arts will host more than 35 shopping centers, strip malls or business parks. The suspect free ticketed performances, which include lectures, You don’t have to answer to the demands of a broke into commercial businesses and targeted cash registers gallery shows and readings by students, community- network,” said Jim Maiwurm, GMU Festival of and safes inside. based performing groups and professional artists. the Arts manager. Police believe that the same man is responsible for each bur- Theater performances will cover a range of subjects, The show follows a group of artists in their glary. He is described as white, about 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet from opera and intense theater dramas to a sex scan- mid-20s who share life experiences on their 10 inches tall. He weighed approximately 140 to 160 pounds dal in a small Colorado town. blogs, display the difficulties of and wore black shoes, a dark blue hoodie, a black ski mask and On Friday, June 20 American film life in the 21st century, and gloves. He has been captured on several surveillance cameras. director, writer and producer show the differences between Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers Marshall Herskovitz will premiere “This is a great the current generation and by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at his new television-to-Web series opportunity for their parent’s generation. www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your mes- titled “quarterlife” in the Johnson “Herskovitzs’ specialty is gen- sage to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703- Center Cinema, at 7:30 p.m. “He will theater and film erational shows,” said 691-2131. be showing the first six episodes of Maiwurm. “‘Quarterlife’ fits the series, along with some new clips lovers.” into that category, as it focuses 6 Arrested in Emerging Gang from upcoming episodes,” said Jill — Jim Maiwurm on twentysomethings who Graziano, public relations and me- have graduated from college, The Fairfax County Police have dia relations coordinator for GMU’s received their degrees, but still identified several young men as Center for the Arts. haven’t found their niche. They grew up in the members of an emerging gang. The Herskovitz, who is the president of the Producers PlayStation, Web 2.0 era. They don’t have real gang has possibly 15 to 20 members Guild of America, has produced several well-known jobs, and they continually ask themselves who are predominately Asian, and films, including “Blood Diamond,” “I Am Sam,” “Leg- ‘Where am I going?’” they are based in Fairfax, Police Photo ends of the Fall,” “The Last Samurai” and “Traffic,” Once the show began airing online, a large Centreville, Fair Oaks and Falls and was the executive producer of the television community of fans created quarterlife.com, a Church.