European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pays the stars and stripes saturday. May 6. 1989 Fri told to change promotion policies Iii. I Aso Texas my a Federal judge Friday uttered tji Angus in the Way the Fri promotes its i not agents calling the present promotional meth d unsystematic and excessively  the Nordet by . District judge Lucius Bunton slops the Fri from arbitrary decisions on promotion Union called the Bureau s system under which super visors May disregard the recommendation of a career review Hoard an anathema to nearly every Reform advanced by the  he ordered the Agency to improve the fairness and review ability of its promotional process. Last september following a two week non jury trial. Bunion had ruled that the Fri had discriminated against hispanic agents in promotions discipline and assignments. It was a major embarrassment for the Fri which investigates civil rights violations. Commodities trading in . Investigated it w York aim the government is investigating trading practices of More than s s dealers Ai tour new York commodities markets follow ing a similar crackdown in Chicago. I he criminal investigation at the sprawling new York trading pits in the world hade Center reported focuses on a firm whose president was cited Lor regulatory violations in i s5. Tin thursday about id agents from the . Postal inspection service and tin commodity futures trading com Mission subpoenaed the commodity fax Changi the col acc. Sugar and Oehoa i x change the new York Cotton Exchange and the new York mercantile Exchange. The i m. A Federal regulatory agon to. Is seeking into  about trading practices he insane secs and individuals in a civil investigation the exchanges said the Manhattan i a. Attorney s office is leading another criminal investigation thai has involved Sei ing documents from two offices of a single company which sources identified As map Clear ing corp. The to Manv is run in Mark Bradley Fisher a commodities Exchange Mem Ber who paid  0 to Settle trading a Radicc violations with the a Etc in Litu subpoenaed exit Ani is said Thev would cooperate with the a Etc Winch can bring civil charges. The new Ork i a lures i i hang was Noi a u get of the probe officials said. The exchanges Trade commodities ranging from Oil to fro in Orange juice. The commodities Are bought and sold on a sprawling door by traders shouting orders in chaotic pits which arc monitored by officials from the a Etc and the individual exchanges. The chairman of the Senate agriculture committee. Patrick , a i. Said i la and Exchange of Licals will testify before the committee on Mav 17 at a hearing on floor trading practices at the nation s exchanges. The agriculture committee  the a Etc. Which is up Lor congressional Reathon action this sear.  said that the committee has been reviewing trading practices at the new York and c Imago exchanges since mid Janu Jav and that the new Ork investigation would be addressed at the la army Llu  Antoine in t hit ago Anton Valukas refused to comment on the now Ork investigation Huw Evet a sour in his Ollice who spoke on Condi Tion of anonymity said 11 was unrelated to the Jusme department investigations at the  ii Aiu of Trade and Chi i ago men an tile l change no indictments have been announced but As Many As 2 10 subpoenas reportedly have been issued to traders and businesses at the Chicago exchanges in february and March. Bunton heard arguments from both sides on How the Fri should change and whether hispanic agents should be compensated. Hispanic agents had asked for Back pay. But bunion declined to order any monetary damages in Friday s ruling. However he ordered the appointment of a three member panel to examine on an individual basis the plaintiff agents request for promotions they claim they had been denied As a result of discrimination. Bunton ordered that original Plain tilt Bernardo m. Mat Perez be promoted to the next Job level in the Bureau within 45 Days and that the Bureau must make available to Perez responsibilities commensurate with his experience and  also Fri director William s. Sessions must report to the court every 90 Days regarding promotional Deci Sions about i Cre until he becomes a special agent in Cal it the Bush league first lady Barbara Bush i tiits the first and the Newyork Yankees in Arlington Pilch in forc the Start Ufa Liim Day s base i a As. 1 Ler Sun George a. Hush is one Ball game Between the Texas hungers Nothe rangers miners. Charge Orat Lains a similar position of responsibility. Bunton praised the efforts made by the fill since his initial ruling in september. The Bureau has taken significant Steps since the Dale of the trial to Correct the disparate conditions of employ ment bunion said in the opinion. But he stressed that reforms made thus far do not go far enough. Of Licals have sail bunion s decision could a. A Ripple effect on How other . Law enforcement agencies award promotions and hand out assignments. Hispanic agents of the . Border patrol and customs service have discussed filing lawsuits similar to the Fri Case. The class action lawsuit was filed in january 1987 by Perez then the no. 2 agent in Elpaso and the Fri s highest ranking hispanic agent. Eventually 310 of the Fri s approximately 4 10 hispanic agents joined Perez in the lawsuit. The Fri has about 9,000 agents. Sex employee of contractor sentenced Alexandria a. A a Feder Al judge pm Friday ordered a former uni sys corp. Representative to perform 200 hours of Community service for conspiring to conceal illegal political contributions made by defense contractors. . District judge Claude Hilton also gave Rolett d. Barrett. 55, a suspended three year prison sentence and two years probation. Barrett pleaded guilty on Jan. 27 to conspiring to defraud the Federal elec Tion commission and to causing the Fil ing of false fix reports that  two $1.000 donations to former rep. William Chappell or. Dita. Barrett admitted involvement in a complicated scheme to funnel the contributions to Chappell s re election Campaign from companies that along with Uniss provided technical services to the Pentagon. Chappell who died last month denied knowing that his Campaign had received the illegal corporate donations. He was not charged in the Case. Assistant . Attorney Joseph Aroni Ca told the judge that Barrett s cooperation with the operation Iii wind probe of Pentagon procurement fraud had resulted in the rapid movement of the investigation and has opened up other areas of  Aronica noted that Barrett s cooperation led to several other guilty pleas by Uniss officials. The company Sells com Puter equipment and fire control devices to the defense department. Defense attorney James Bunsfield noted that Barrett s two convictions were for charges that Are usually prosecuted administratively by the Fec we re not talking about bribes Here. We re not talking about the misuse of sensitive procurement information Bunsfield said. The fraud investigation has resulted in several convictions of defense Consul Tants and contractors charged with pay ing bribes to obtain inside information on Pentagon procurement plans. Teen put pin in baby food police say j a . Ill aim Polne say a 15-year-old who put a straight pin in a Jar of his fan nov s baby loud apparently did it to get some attention solving the last of three food tampering cases in the state. There were no injuries in the cases a Lackson dle family reported Mon Day that they found a pin in a Lar of Apricot Yogurt baby food inc of ii i last week at an Fagle store Jacksonville police Chiel Thomas weeks said thursday that alter investigators interviewed the family extent Inch and the Fame y agreed to take polygraph lists the i car old son admitted to placing the straight pin in the baby food Jar i think it has something to do with his pitting attention " veins said the youth has not been charged police 1 t Don c ook said the Jacksonville incident followed one in Springfield on pril 2 in which a Bat Sittu said she Ioanu pins in two jars of hem baby Lood  Barbara Rexroad ported finding the pins to mate Hersill look Good to the patents Lux Road. 42. Was charged wednesday with communication of false information in the tainting of a consumer product a felony carrying a maximum sentence of live years in prison and a $250,00 3 Fine said . Attorney j. William Roberts. She was released on her own re count Ance. The third Case was a Candy tampering hoax in the Decatur area police said. Kevin Gentry 26, of Lovi Ngum was charged wednesday with making a false report to police Gentry reported tues Day that Candy he bought from a vending machine contained Sharp Metal pieces. 1 be was released on $ 1,000 Bond