Çortlanh (Observer November 23. 2011 % I N S I D E O This page Sponsored by: Page 3 Fred Meyer What's on your list today?» pinion pages 6-7 Parking Manager Charged Former official accused of taking bribes A fo rm er p ark in g o p e ra tio n s m an ag er for the city of P o rtlan d has been ch arg ed w ith ac cep tin g b rib es in c o n n ectio n w ith steerin g m u lti m illio n d o lla r city co n tra cts to a F lo rid a p ark in g m eter supplier. A criminal indictm ent charg ing Ellis K. M cCoy, 60, of ac cepting bribes in connection with his form er em ploym ent as the T ransportation D ivision M anager in Parking O p era tions for the Portland Bureau o f T ransportation was filed T h u rs d a y , s a id A m a n d a M arshall, U. S. attorney for Ellis McCoy (KATU photo) the D istrict o f Oregon. From June 2004 through July 2011, M cC oy is accused o f acce p tin g ch eck s and cash to ta lin g a p p r o x im a te l y $ 124,000, along w ith gifts and travel o f undeterm in ed value, w hich w ere in ten d ed to in flu en ce or rew ard him in co n nection w ith his m anagem ent o f the c ity ’s sm art parking N M M m a a a M M M iM m a m m eter program . The crim inal charge is the result of a joint investigation by the FBI and IRS. On Aug. 10, FBI and Internal Revenue S er vice agents executed search w arrants at M cC oy’s hom e in H illsboro and at his Bureau of T ransportation office in dow n town Portland. The indictm ent is only an accusation o f a crim e, and a defendant should be presum ed innocent unless and until proven guilty, M arshall said. M cCoy will be sum m onsed to federal district court in P ort land for an initial appearance before a m agistrate judge on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 1:30 p.m. He is re p re se n te d by Tom Price and Patrick Ehlers o f the F e d e ra l P u b lic D e f e n d e r ’s O ffice in Portland. H M H N N M M Candlelight Vigil for Murdered Teen N ovember C alendar page 13 R eligion _______________ C lassifieds A candelight vigil was held on Monday at the East Portland Com munity Center in memory of 13- year-old Julio Cesar Marquez, who was killed Nov. 6 in a sus pected gang-related shooting. Community members, family and friends came together to honor the brief life of Marquez, who is P o rtla n d ’s m ost re c e n t and youngest victim of gang violence within the city in over a decade. Marquez was an eighth grader at Rosie Hinton School, where teachers said he was well-liked and excelled in mathematics. The vigil included words by the Julio Cesar Marquez Marquez family, City Parks Com- missioner Nick Fish, and other concerned com munity leaders about the rising rate of gang- violence throughout the city. Martinez was a member of the skate team at the southeast Portland community center and spent a lot of time participating in the center’s recreational pro grams. The Latino Network has also created a Community Response Fund to provide financial support to victims of violence within the community and their families. Donations to the fund can be made to Latino Network by vis iting the website latent.org. page 14 Urban League of Portland Jobs Forum The Urban League o f Port land will hold an Urban Jobs Initiative Forum to offer prac tical help in finding em ploy ment and strategies on how to reduce the burden of unem ploym ent in our c o m m u n ities. The forum will be held on W ednesday, Nov. 30 from 6 p .m . to 7 :3 0 p .m . at th e Advertise with diversity w The Portland Call 503-288-0033 H um boldt G ardens O pportu n ity C e n te r , 5033 N. V ancouver Ave. Participants are encouraged to bring their resume to the event. Observer ads @ port landob server.com