European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes saturday. April 1,1989page 4the Arnm Tabb consultant pleads guilty in Dod probe Alexandria in up Loi Angeles area defense consultant Fred Lackner pleaded guilty Fri Day to conspiracy bribery and fraud charges Tor funnel Fig payoffs to a Navy Contra Cjang officer who used his influence to assist two a panics seeking electronics business Lackner became the 12ih individual to plead guilty in the still expanding Pentagon corruption investigation with Only the first phase of prosecutions caring completion. Lackner s Pica agreement is almost identical to one struck in the last week Between prosecutors and two other figures in the inquiry Industry consultant William Parkin and senior Navy Engineer Stuart Berlin the recipient of the bribes. . Olio was a longtime Friend of berlins worked As a subcontractor for Parkin and served As a middleman in the deals. All three were charged us a result or the sweeping operation 111 wind investigation of corruption in Pentagon contacting practices. They were accused of a conspiracy to Swap bribes Tor insider information that would assist two of Parkin s clients a unit of Tek sync industries inc. Of Newbury Park. Calif and the Long Island based i i Azelline corp. The firms both of which have pleaded guilty to felony counts and agr cd to pay fines that could total up to $10 million were seeking lucrative contracts for radar test equipment. Law enforcement officials acknowledged that Lackner 52, of Woodland Hills calif., had Little defense after Parkin and Berlin pleaded guilty in recent Days and began cooperating with investigators. Lackner entered his Pica in a Calm Matler of race tone before . District judge Claude Hilton. He faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and fines of $750.000, penalties sharply reduced from those against him in a 25-Counl criminal indict Mcnol in return Tor leniency. Lackner like Parkin. Berlin and the others who have agreed to plead guilty pledged his full cooperation with investigators. However three former executives s electronics division who Are the Rem Jiining defendants in inc first indictment of the nearly 3-year- old inquiry arc scheduled to stand trial beginning monday sources close to the Caw said Pica bargaining discussions involving two of the three executives broke Down earlier in the week. We arc proceeding to trial on inc talc sync defendants the chief prosecutor in the Case assistant . Attorney. Joseph Aronica of Alexandria told United press Interr Mutual. Lacker and Selling insider contract data that helped talc sync win a $24 million contract and gave Hazeltine the Edge in Competition Tor a is so million contract although the latter Deal fell through when the scandal broke last june. Lacker of Woodland Hills calif., admitted to Deli Crine at least 13,500 in bribes to Berlin in 1987 and 1988 and promising him More than $25,000. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery wire fraud and filing false statements to bribery of up wac official and wire fraud. Tic three Teledu no officials facing trial arc George Kaub. Former vice president in charge of contracts Eugene Sullivan former vice president of finance and Dale Schnit jct who succeeded Sullivan in the vice presidential Post in 198 7. The indictment alleges hey lied to the Navy in de Nying that they used consultants to help win the con tract Worth $24 million including options and that they actually had hired i Arkin for More than �150,000 to try to influence the contract award. Lawyers for Kaub and Sullivan discussed a possible plea arrangement with prosecutors this week but no Deal was reached the sources said. The investigation into corruption in military procurement broke open last june when agents of inc naval investigative service and the Fri searched the Homes and offices of nearly 50 defense contractors Consul Tants and government officials tired Sti Jor delighted to break at least 1 record a san Francisco a after 81 Days Al sea. Trench Sailor Philippe Mon Sci bounded out of his trimaran too late to set a new new Vork to san Francisco Lime record hut was pleased at being the first Solo Sailor to Complete the 14,500 Rhile voyage. I am very tired but i am Hern in san uranus to Boot is Here and in is god no " said Monnet As he greeted a or i f i pruners tourists and report ers visa Giuili cred thursday to Grimi Ilie. My tint Miswad by 9 hours and 5 min utes in1. Gaul " Selling a record for the Grilii Linn oyagt1, Hul Lhe-29-Ycar-Tild sea nun App amt delighted nonetheless Whit his Solo Iii amp Lishick in. \ writes no Agoni ing in backs the his record attempt including a h Man i i in ii submerged iceberg off Cape morn thai required a week of repairs and that mow his trip North Iii Najj in California coast. He Ayo ii awake the final four Davs in i Pisl Plikh Jalc Wijit i break the Mark scrib 12 by Ilie Anerk an Sli iop. Thurs div s child Wendi look Koda s and 20 hours Pori to port. Flir a Ceil it g a warm Welcome from his girls Neil and popping a bottle of 1 Rench champ3knt\ Man not basked in Hie Glnn and answered que icons at two Dick Side news conferences 6nc in. Hrench and another in English. Asked if he would Tike to get away from his , Monnet looked up Ilcus sir Uttel and said i like sailing Monnes said he Hopes other Solo sail ors will attempt the same route Bui he has set his sights on a Solo Osage irom 1 King Kong to new Vork. Two cars ago he so Ioctl Solo around . His hands bandaged from Mast repairs made . Mont tvs cleared the Fin Tim Fanni a Solhei Bride a. Lili line Fie Miles inside Lite Gulden jute Bridge at 4 p m., cheered an. By supporters shouting Bravo Bravo from Ismail flotilla of spot Boais thai encircled inc 6l fool trimaran Monnet Temple cd the voyage in ii i Days 5 hours 25.minutcs,.according, a Michael Fortenbaugh Manhattan yacht club hich Pui up a Clipper Challenge gup trophy for he re. Ford attempt v when asked How he being alone so Long. Monnet joked that he had no Money to come to san Hran ii co this was the Only the dramatic Momet is As Monni to passed Golden Gate Toni Shingle Fau is Mph the Bdl i Rcd but determined Seaman appeared on the deck in Rivil foul weather gear still work ing the sails he hoisted a Small Ameri can Flag on the Boal s starboard Side in a Sailor s Courtesy id the receiving port. When he crossed the finish several minutes later. A Cannon fired from pier w signalled the end of the journey As. Monnet dropped his Mainsail. Soviet chess Whiz 14, did Given . Asylum new York a the soviet Union s leading Oung ii is ply Var and his lather have been granted political Asylum in the United Stales a flow Soult defector says Gaia Kain sky. 14. Und his a incr Husum Kymsky thursday a tiered permission to stay in the United slates according to lev alburt a soviet defector and former chess Champion i Lold Ever Lhing is Fine and they have been granted political Asylum alburt said Lusiam Kamsky had called Leningrad and spoken with his wife Bella he said she said she was Fine. There were no threats nothing alburt said. He s very concerned to gel her out and he s going to Gett Toui hit jew is Boreani Agio new howl help. Bella Rushain s second wife is jewish. Alburg said.". While the , chess Community is openly delighted by the Kamsky decision of ..-bom grandmasters Prijatelj expressed the fear that re sources which might have been used to help develop. I hair careers could be diverted to the Ramsky. Gala Kamsky won the Lenin irad championship atthe age of ii. He has been tipped by world Champion Gam Kasparov As the highest echelons of chess.--.-. The Sevki Union has a tremendous support sys tem for the training of Young players which we Dpn i have Harold Bognor a Southern California. Laur Namoni Urgani or and chess columnist for the Orange county Register said by Telephone. The american chess foundation has helped bring Over quite a jew soviet chess players Here to the . And now we arc going to see if they can create the same kind Here to support his development. Something the players Here t had the Benefit of in the past Bognor said -
