TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014 • 12 WILLS INDICTED FOR $$$ SCHEME Say He Took Election Funds For Himself by Robert Pozarycki City Council Member Ruben Wills was the latest lawmaker to wear handcuffs last Wednesday, May 7, after being indicted for allegedly embezzling campaign and charitable funds for his own personal use. The 42-year-old lawmaker proclaimed his innocence to reporters and refused to resign following his arraignment last Wednesday afternoon at Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens. Nonetheless, he reportedly stepped down as chair of the City Council subcommittee on drug abuse and was stripped of the authority to apply for discretionary funds for his district, which includes parts of Richmond Hill, South Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park. Law enforcement sources said Wills allegedly collaborated with a relative—Jelani Mills—to steal -SEE INDICTED ON PG. 28- City Council Member Ruben Wills Jamaica Man Guilty Of Sex Assault Discarded Condom Helped Cops Find Him robbery following a two-week jury trial before Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard L. Buchter. Sentencing is scheduled for June 3, at which time Barrett faces up to 25 years in prison “Barrett stands convicted of being a sexual predator who subjected his victim to a terrorizing ordeal,” Brown said in a statement. “While the scars of that which A Jamaica man has been convicted of threatening a 19- year-old girl with a box cutter before sexually assaulting her twice and then robbing her more than two years ago. The defendant—identified by Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown as Andrew Barrett, 22—was connected to the attacks, in part, by forensic evidence obtained from a condom that he used during one of the assaults and discarded at the October 2011 crime scene. Brown stated that Barrett—whose last known address was on 160th Street and has been held in jail since his arrest in January 2012—was convicted last Tuesday, May 6, of first-degree course of sexual conduct, first-degree rape, first-degree attempted rape and third-degree -SEE ASSAULT ON PG. 27- PUT VET STATUS ON MED RECORD Rep. Touts Bill At Woodside Event From left to Right, Rep. Joe Crowley is joined by American Legion Member Frank Fazzio, former VFW Post #2813 Commander Gerald Sisco, VFW Post #2813 Commander Michael Smith, Community Board 2 Chairperson Joe Conley and Vietnam Veterans of America President John Rowan at the press conference at John V. Daniels VFW Post #2813 in Woodside on Tuesday, May 13. During a visit to Woodside last Tuesday, May 13, Rep. Joe Crowley pushed Congress to enact a bill that would include military service history in patient records. Crowley, vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, was joined by members of Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Woodside on Tuesday, May 13, to announce the Serving America’s Veterans Effectively Act (or SAVE Act), legislation that will prompt doctors to ask their patients if (photo: Chris Bishop) they have served in the armed forces. Including veteran status in a patient record reminds doctors to screen for and treat conditions that may be more prevalent in veterans such as, ALS, hepatitis, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. -SEE SAVE ON PG. 53- Christ The King Students Excel At State Mathematics League Christ the King’s math team recently competed in the New York State Mathematics League and tied for second place overall. More than 30 members competed over the course of the school year. CK’s math team consistently placed in the top two throughout the six contests, which were conducted from October 2013 to March 2014. The New York State Mathematics League is comprised of teams from over 200 high schools, with over 4,000 participants. The League includes public, specialized, private and parochial high schools. Last year, the CK math team was the top school in the state. Individually, out of thirteen students who tied for first place, four were Christ the King students. Among those pictured are Christ the King Principal Peter Mannarino and former State Sen. Serphin Maltese, chair of the school’s board of trustees.
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