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I am a
business
. owner
because
of PCC.
Out of the Shadows
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3
a fra id ,” L im o n -G u zm an said he
m oved to O regon w hen he w as 12-
years-old w ith his fam ily.
A nother aim o f the rally w as to
pressure the M ultnom ah C ounty
S h e riff s office to stop w orking on
d e p o rta tio n c a s e s w ith fe d e ra l
agents from Im m igrants and C u s­
tom s Enforcem ent (ICE).
L im on-G uzm an said IC E has the
p o w e r to re le a se u n d o c u m e n te d ,
low p rio rity im m ig ran ts w h o have
clean crim in al records. H e accu sed
the a g e n c y o f fa ilin g to h o n o r
P re sid e n t O b a m a ’s c all to stop
e n fo rc in g d e p o rta tio n s fo r u n ­
d o c u m e n te d y o u n g p e o p le w ho
are a tte n d in g sch o o l an d c o n trib ­
u tin g to so cie ty .
“ P o rtlan d ’s values d o n ’t say this
is o k ay ,” he said. “W e eith er stay
quiet and silent, or step out o f the
shadow s and fight b ack .”
M arco M ejia, an o ther organizer
o f the event, agreed. “T hroughout
the state, co u n ties are enforcing
in secu re c o m m u n itie s,” he said.
“ Fam ilies are afraid to even report
crim es to the police.”
Sponsors o f the rally included the
groups Jobs with Justice, O regon
D ream A ctiv ists, V O Z W orkers
R ights’ Education Project and the
O regon N ew Sanctuary M ovem ent.
McCoy Guilty of Bribes
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After graduating from PCC, Sharon Maxwell-Hendricks entered the construction
field and stood out as one of the only African American women. Twenty
tS L
years later, she still stands out — now for her success as the owner of
Boanerges Group LLC, a general contractor in North Portland.
R e gister now fo r fa ll term ! w w w .pcc.edu
returns for 2006, 2007, and 2008,
three o f the years in w hich he a c ­
cep ted bribes. He adm itted falsify ­
ing these tax returns to conceal the
bribes by reporting the m onies as
legitim ate receipts from his ow n
consulting com pany, EK M C onsult­
ing, and by reporting fictitious c o n ­
sulting expenses.
M cC oy further adm itted he ow es
$43,025 in additional incom e taxes.
“A public official who takes bribes
violates the public trust and under­
m ines confidence in governm ent,”
sa id U .S . A tto rn e y S. A m a n d a
M arshall. “This office vigorously
investigates all allegations o f public
corruption and prosecutes bribe tak­
ers to the full extent o f the law .”
M cC o y ’s guilty p lea is the result
o f a jo in t investigation by the FB I
and IRS. O n A ug. 10,201 l,F B Ia n d
IRS agents executed search w ar­
rants at M cC o y ’s hom e in H illsboro
and at his B ureau o f T ransportation
office in dow ntow n Portland.
Sentencing w ill take place in late
N ovem ber.
Portland
Community
College
Curiosity
Retires
The O sher Lifelong Learning
In s titu te o f th e U niversity o f
O regon in Portland invites
the public to discover all that
O LLI-UO has to offer at an open
house and lecture:
Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled s ta ff are ready to help those in need.
Bees 101
Speaker: Naturalist Jim Anderson
Tuesday, September 1 8 ,1 :30 p.m.
Elsie Stuhr Center of the
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation
District, 5550 S W Hall Blvd,
Beaverton
This is a free event.
Light refreshments will be
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