European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 25, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 3 indicted in defense computer scam los Angeles uple a former de sense contract clerk has been indicted along with two other people on charges she re programmed a computer and posed is a defense contractor to obtain a $9.5 million government Check officials said Eunice Williams 41, of Memphis tonn., a former customer relation clerk at the defense contract administration services Region in Al Segundo was arrested in Tennessee Friday on a Federal grand jury indictment hat was returned thursday Barbara Coleman 55, of los Angeles and Wallace Medeiros 65, of Bell ing Ham. Wash., were also named in the indictment. The plot was uncovered before the Check was cashed but the indictment charges the three with conspiracy Mak ing and receiving false government securities fraudulent use of a government computer stealing Money from the United states and mail fraud. The eight count indictment said thai on feb. 6, Williams made changes in a computer at defense contract administration services Region an Ann of the department of defense that administers continuing government defense con tracts. Williams accessed the computer to alter the name and address of a legitimate contractor. Taster systems Divi Sion in Simi Valley a spokesman said. She then submitted false paper work with Tasker s valid contract number to another clerk showing thai a $9.3 Mil lion Check was due Fahey said. As a result the Cheek was issued on feb. 19 to fortress indemnity a fictitious company set up by Medeiros and Coleman the indictment said. Officials said Williams re programmed the computer to Send later checks to Tasker. Tasker did not miss any pay ments because it had not expected a Check in february officials said. . Warship s Crew confident9 it can Knock Down a silkworm editor s note the following dispatch was filed by Jack Rena United press International correspondent participating in a Pentagon press Pool aboard the Kidd in the persian Gulf the Navy demonstrated the capabilities of its most powerful warship in the persian Gulf on Friday with the Crew still euphoric Over its role in destroying two iranian Oil platforms. Crew members expressed frustration however concerning rules that prevented them from Slop Ping iranian attacks on non american ships. The display of the guided missile destroyer Kidd s Arsenal of missiles guns and radar came a Day after an iranian missile attack on Kuwait we reel pretty confident about our ability to Knock Down a silkworm cmdr. Daniel j. Murphy or. Laid Pentagon press Pool reporters who toured the ship Friday and witnessed the destroyer s de lenses against errant iraqi exec cd missiles and chinese made silkworm missiles. They re the biggest threat we face in potential damage Murphy said of the silkworm missiles that twice hit snips Oft the coast of Kuwait the week before last and thursday crashed into Kuwait s off Shore supertanker terminal. Reporters toured the Kidd shortly before the 563-foot warship linked up with a military chartered Oiler the Patriot headed North to Bahrain. A Navy spokesman said the Oiler would take on fuel at Bahrain before heading Back to the Gulf of Oman and the North arabian sea. The Kidd was one of four warships that monday levelled to iranian platforms in the Rosinam oilfield in retaliation for the silkworm attack on the  kuwaiti Tanker. Sea Isle City. It was great enjoyed every minute of it chief Petty officer David Toma Setty said in telling of the assault. The Kidd has racked on its radar a number of iranian speedboat attacks on merchant ships Mur Phy said. The general sense was that they the iranians deserved it Murphy said he declined comment on what effect the action May have had on the iranians but he added i Don t foresee the possibility that those two platforms will be  aboard the amphibious assault ship Guadalcanal on Friday Cape. Frank a Dirren or. Said there had been a slight decrease in iranian naval activity since monday s bombardment the amount of activity i be seen both commercial and military has been a Little less than Normal he said. I be seen a slight reduction in maritime activity but it does t mean it s going to stay that  Murphy the Captain of the most sophisticated and powerful of the 11 Navy ships stationed in the guff said there was a great Deal of frustration in being constrained by rules of engagement from intervening in iranian speedboat attacks on merchant ships. It s True that we arc not Able to defend non  ships but by our leadership and our example we have now had follow us in an escort Rote the British the French the italians the Bel Gians and the dutch and hat s not a bad accomplishment he said. To Dpnna Crew members aboard the Kidd practice a test firing while the wus Bip move out of the Gulf. Fancy tastes of 4 salesmen Lead to prison London a four salesmen from Fortnum and Mason s elegant Emporium were sentenced to Pris on Friday for consuming stolen Vintage wines and Pri Cey morsels during lunch break sprees thai Coil the store nearly si04,000. Anthony Cox 29 Jonathan Jenkins 25 Nicholas Tiplady 27, and Ronald Fraser 22, Alt of London pleaded guilty to stealing Good from Fortnum and Mann s from january 1985 to May 1987. Cox an assistant manager in the wine department also pleaded guilty to stealing a ease of armagnac and two cases of wine. The others pleaded guilty to stealing Cash As Well As delicacies. Cox was sentenced to nine months imprisonment with 4 i months suspended. The aiders were sentenced to six months in prison with three months suspended. Prosecutor Michael Wood told southward Crown court that the tour used to meet during lunch Breaks in the wine lasting crypt. Wood said that during Christmas season he men drank Champagne some limes two bottles a Day and ate game pies. They also helped themselves in some cases to extremely expensive bottles of wine from the cellar some Worth up to 150 pounds about s247 a bottle he said. It came loan end when an alarming Stock deficiency was discovered. Ii started off As the Odd bottle Here and there but it developed to the extent where it became out of control Fraser told police. Before 1 realized the full extent it was too late to do anything about  Wood said the thefts escalated and the men began stealing from the cosh Register. He said the prosecution did not say whether the four were responsible for All the missing goods. However they admitted they were responsible for a significant part of it. Tiplady had already paid Back 58,250 to Fortnum and Mason he added. Judge Derek Clarkson said the men abused their positions of Trust. He also said he Felt Able to suspend part of heir sentences because of their confessions and because of what he said appeared to be a Lack of super vision on the part of Fortnum and Mason Royal visits to Japan planned Tokyo a King Carl Xvi Gustaf of Sweden will visit Japan from oct. 31-nov. 4, and Denmark s Crown Prince Fredrik will visit oct. 29-nov. 6, the foreign ministry announced Friday. N j. Won t rehire worker who won $1.5 million Newark. No. A waterfront commissioners said Friday that they have refused to reinstate a dockworkers who quit after winning one of new Jer sey s largest Slot machine jackpots then found himself saddled with a sick Mother and dwindling funds. It was a Tough  said commissioner Conrad Koch. We have been More or less consistent that if a person is gone from the Industry for More than a year. We Don t take them  Odell Chisolm became pan of Atlantic City s Casino history in 1984 when at Caesar s Casino hotel he won a 11.5 million Slot machine Jackpot the largest at thai time. The 44-year-old from Newark bought a House in suburban scotch Plains and left the Job he Hod held for nearly 16 years to retire and live off his invest ments. Three years later however after Chis Olra s Mother became ill in South Carolina and he had to use part of his Money to provide for her care the millionaire found his winnings were not going As far As he had planned. Chisolm in August decided to seek re instatement As a Dock worker from the Bis Tate waterfront commission of new York Harbor. But Koch and fellow commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said they decided earlier in the week that they could not allow Chisolm to return to the Industry which with 6,500 registered longshoremen already has an employee sur plus. It certainly tugs at hearts said Koch. But the biggest thing that went against him was  Koch said information provided by Chisolm shows he still has hundreds of thousands of dollars and has gone to real estate school. Because of new rules governing the Industry dockworkers Are registered and can take a one year leave of absence without losing their jobs said Jerome /. Klied Deputy executive director of the commission which serves new York and new Jersey. However if they do not return within that Lime they Are taken off the Register. Scoppetta said Chisolm who had an exemplary record just misread what winning si.5 million would mean to him. There s no question thai he abandoned the Industry Scoppe iia said. It was simply that Here s a fellow who Sud Denly realizes hey in s not All peaches and Cream and e Mink i have to go Back to work " Chisolm. Whose Home Telephone num Ber is not listed could not be located for comment Friday