Three Arrested in $Million$ Counterfeit Caper Court Complaint, Grievance Filed in Float-Building Dispute Vague Wording Secret Service
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Talo. Mm«n4 V*. 1 In CmHtomlm fry JACC 1975*70Marks, 77-78- c VoIumeXXlV, No. 11 Cerritos College • 11110 E. Aloadra Blvd. • Norwalk, C\ 00050 Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1981 J Three arrested in $million$ counterfeit caper Court complaint, grievance filed in float-building dispute Vague wording Secret Service . names students; crosses wires Trial pending By WAYNE WURZER and KEITH SHARON By KURT PETERSON Co-ordinajtor of Student Activities and RICHARD HUDSON, JR. Norm Price has been charged with Three Cerritos College students showing "preferential treatment" who are former members of Alpha toward Alpha Phi Beta and has been Phi Beta fraternity have been assailed as displaying a "lack of in arrested on charges involving over $1 tegrity, honesty and responsibility" in million in counterfeit bills, according a grievance filed by panhellenic to United States Secret Service members Kathy Gabel and Mike agents. Warren. Talon Marks learned on Friday Gabel and Warren also filed a court that Calvin Lee Lindsay, 33; Mark Ty complaint against Alpha Phi Beta for Sorg, 21, and Donald Dale McCone, allegedly breaking Homecoming float 18, were apprehended on Nov. 21 by regulations. Secret Service agents following a 13- day undercover investigation. The controversy, which is quickly becoming known as "Fratscam"', is being tabbed by some as "scan * TALON MARKS EXCLUSIVE * dalous" but is being called "insane" and "absurd" by others. Lindsay, a resident of Bellflower, A hearing of the Associated has been indicted on charges of Students of Cerritos College Supreme passing, delivering and conspiracy to Court is slated for Jan. 19 concerning manufacture $1,225 million in the student grievance filed Dec. 12 counterfeit money under Section 18 of against Price. the United States Code, according to The future of the court complaint the Secret Service. will be decided on Jan. 15 at 11 p.m. in Sorg, of Bell, was also indicted BK 112 in a Supreme Court meeting. for the manufacture of the false The grievance filed by Warren of notes. He has previously been Sigma Phi and Gable of Delta Phi arrested for counterfeiting. Omega reads in part: "Price showed McCone, of Cerritos, faces charges a lack of responsibility, integrity, of passing — and could also be charg honesty and credibility by showing ed with aiding and abetting in the preferential treatment to Alpha Phi PHONEY MONEY-Sheets of bogus were arrested. Agents claim delivery of — the false bills, revealed Beta." bills were confiscated by Secret Ser counterfeiters printed over $1 million agent Al Joaquin of the Los Angeles The complaint charges Alpha Phi vice agents in counterfeiting bust in at a Norwalk print shop before being branch of the Secret Service. Beta with breaking Homecoming which three Cerritos College students shut down last November. Joaquin told TM that the federal floatbuilding construction —TM Photo by KURT PETERSON agency first got wind of the Norwalk- regulations, fraud and misrepresen based counterfeiting operation when tation. The court wjll vote tomorrow McCone allegedly passed a bogus $10 on whether the case will be heard or bill at a liquor store in Seal Beach. not. Rap Night Campus publicity code revamped; Approximately $6,000 in false $10's Price repeatedly had no comment regarding any aspect of the issue. had been passed before the Secret Warren commented, "What Norm to return Service was able to make the arrest, did was wrong. And we're not the only Trustees question constitutionality Joaquin said. ones who think so. We're being back The next Cerritos College Rap Joaquin, an investigator in the case, also said that, as far as he knows, all ed by Lambda Phi Sigma, Gamma Rho Night will be held Thursday, Jan. 15 By LUCREZIA LA RUSSA detrimental, degrading, or advocates to control the flow of literature on the counterfeit bills are out of cir Delta, Phi Kappa Zeta, Delta Phi at the Health Science patio area from TM Assoc. News Editor the use of dangerous drugs or alcohol campus. culation and in agency hands. Omega and Sigma Phi." 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. or any activity that would disrupt the The grievance alleges that Price The following campus clubs and If Board member Rich Goul has his Initiator of the revision Chuck However, $2,000 used by the Secret way there will be little if any restric college from performing its stated ob authorized a letter to Cal Lindsay to organizations will be on hand to jectives. Fuentes added a new dimension to the Service to purchase false bills during tions on the distribution of literature situation. the investigation is still unrecovered. solicit, materials for float con answer questions concerning their in Goul stated, "There are Con on campus. Agent Mike Tarr said that the serial struction for the 25th Silver dividual groups: Career Center, stitutional difficulties with that Fuentes said he feels that all the Reflection Anniversary. Center for Today's Women, Chicano Goul's comments came in the wake (Continued ori Page 2) (Continued on Page 2) of the proposed revision of the current section of the Publicity Code. The It points out that "Lindsay is a non- Studies, Child Development, college can name the place, time and student and non-employee of Cerritos Publicity Code which regulates the Cosmetology, Dental Hygiene, Finan manner but cannot legally have 'prior College." The document did not. distribution of literature on campus. cial Aid, Health Occupation, Campus restraints' as to the content." however, mention that Lindsay has Police, Operation Share, EOPS and The issue of revising the Code Student Body President Stuart Falcons will fly Friday / (Continued on Page 2) campus radio station K.C.E.B. began when Board member Chuck Fuentes charged the current code Hayden (who was responsible for with being outdated if not illegal. much of the work on the revision), stated that he felt it was important at Fall awards banquet The revised code will be presented for the college to maintain controls in 'Exercise' shaping up to the Board for approval at the up order to dissuade people from "taking By WAYNE WURZER sored by the ASCC while showing coming meeting Tuesday, Jan. 20 and advantage" of their rights to free ex TM Staff Writer scholarship and personal integrity. currently contains a clause allowing pression. The Journalism Department will the Commissioner of Public Relations Students have been known to make The Associated Students of Cerritos present its awards at the gala event for Friday premiere to refuse to register publicity which is false claims if not outright lies during College will honor students and staff and Doug Kimberly, commissioner of incorrect, misspelled, libelous, campaigns to pad their resumes and this Friday, Jan. 16, at the Long athletics, will present the Co-Rec to gain advantage. Beach Golden Sails Inn at the 1981 night awards. Other awards given By JANE BROCK Fall Awards Banquet. TM Production Editor Goul, however, stated, "A person is will be the Homecoming awards and innocent until proven guilty in the Service and leadership honors will the President's Award. "It's really a play about a play," American legal system. It must be be presented by this year's award states Director William Schreiner Board of Trustees president Louise proven in a court of law that committee. Included in the awards Hastings will deliver an inspirational about the upcoming production "The something is libelous or slanderous. will be the full and part-time service Exercise." message during the course of the The college cannot make Con awards for recognition of service and festivities which begin at 6 p.m. The story involves two actors stitutional decisions." . participation in programs sponsored rehearsing for a production who had Director of Activities Norm Price In Goul's opinion the college as an by the ASCC. been involved in a personal calls the banquet "a super, first class institute of higher education has a relationship that ended about two Bronze Falcons will be given to event." responsibility to uphold the laws and years previous. students who excel, in service and Top sirloin or halibut will be the liberties of the land. As the plot unfolds, it becomes participation in programs sponsored main course for the evening which He also said that he personally was by the ASCC. Gold and Silver Falcons should end around 10 p.m. evident that the two are still in love, not in favor of regulating the time, and through the process of working will be given to full-time students who Ticket prices are $5 for recipients place and manner, however, he realiz are outstanding in leadership, service of invitations, $9 for students and $12 together in rehearsal and im ed that it might be necessary in order provisation techniques they come to and participation in programs spon for guests. reveal themselves, working through IHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIIItllllMUIItUIIHIIIIIIllliiiniltHimilllil iiiiiiMiitiiiimiiiiiiiuniiiiiHii IIIIUItMIIHtlHIIIII their problems and clearing up the misunderstandings that caused them to separate. Spring enrollment all lined up Discussing the play with the actors themselves is like reading a page of the script. Cynthia Ann Meza, petite Registration gets underway next week brunette, attempts to describe her character. After several false starts, BY GARRELL KIRTLEY Jan. 13-16 in the college Board Room she concludes "She's a lot a part of TM Features Editor in the Administration Building. All Fall 1980 saw 22,900 students me. I guess that doesn't help you Registration for day and evening handicapped or disabled students can registered, and the total for the spr much because you don't know who I courses will start Jan. 20, and along obtain more information by con ing is expected to be higher.