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43 Sun-Sentinel, Friday, August 18, 1989 HUNT STONES Ex-JFK jets three years -r -Xzi-z r-x- i. vN "fi By LISA OCKER Staff Writer Samuel Raymond, who pleaded -guilty in June to defrauding JFK Center of hundreds of -thousands of dollars while serving as chief executive officer, was sentenced on Thursday in federal court to three years in prison for income-tax evasion. The sentence was the maximum Srison term U.S. District Judge ames Paine could impose under federal guidelines, but it had been requested by Raymond's attorney, Philip Butler. Under a complicated plea deal worked out between federal and state prosecutors and Raymond's attorney, the federal sentence had to be at least three vears in order I for a state sentence, already im- posed, to run concurrently and end at the same time.

FROM PAGE 1B State considers second, just-sport alligator season forms. Hunt rules limit applications to one per person. But the winner of a license does not have to be involved at all in the hunt itself and can designate someone else an agent to catch the quota of 15 gators if that agent completes a six-hour orientation class. Making it mandatory for the license winner to participate in the hunt might cut down on extra applications, and that option is being considered, Jennings said. "We had a couple of instances where people contacted us and said, 'I can't believe I didn't get selected I had 75 or 100 people apply," Jennings said.

Norman Padgett, a Palm Beach County licensed processor, said he had at least 85 lottery applications sent in on his behalf, none of which was picked. Broward County processor Ross Hooks said he's heard other applicants say they sent in a bundle of entries: "I've heard numbers all the way from 30 to two or three hundred." "It's kind of an abuse," Jennings said. "It's not really what we intended when we set up this system." ti." muuu iggigmKi 4 LAYAWAY wait to get tickets at the Carefree counselor and recovering addict, Mathews wants to see the Stones again, clean and sober this time. "I saw the Stones but I don't seeing the Stones," said Mathews, outside the Boca Raton-area Eckerd store. "I used to go to concerts to deal drugs Now, I go for the music," he said.

On Thursday, the store received at least 100 telephone calls requesting information about tickets, employees said. Fans tried to camp outside the Florida Atlantic University box Sam Haber and April Trent FROM PAGE 1B Fans camping out days in advance for Stones tickets a paper 'I'm a hippie in the I just love the music of that era." Glen Mathews, 35, lived through the era but remembers little of it. He was "heavily into drugs and being a degenerate," he said. Now, as a drug rehabilitation I Municipal officials told Jlow to collect new fees Staff photoJOHN KRINGAS Theater in West Palm Beach. office as early as Tuesday but were chased away by university authorities.

The dozen people lined up outside the Eckerd store say they are leaving their places in line only for a few minutes at a time, mainly to shower and eat. The diehards sat flanked with coolers, sodas, snacks, lawn chairs, portable cassette players and portable televisions. "I have deodorant, mouthwash, soap and toothpaste," Paula Po-lyanski said. "I came equipped." mm (ama lt4 raadtf (MM ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS TO QUANTITY BUYERS By STEPHANIE SMITH Staff Writer Municipal officials learned on Thursday how to go about collect-j ing new and higher impact fees for Palm Beach County, but 'aoufity officials said collection pfoblems still will probably arise. "We're going to try to minimize the glitches and the trouble spots I think is inevitable with any ile system," Assistant County I Engineer Haney Frakes said.

About 40 people attended the I -conference on the fees, which are Scheduled to take effect on Sept. 15. County financial analyst Linda Presz said the fees that are sup-; posed to make growth pay its own will bring in $31 million to the county the next budget year. The fees could increase the cost of a house by as much as $4,200, developers say will put 22835. people out of the home-buy fa yj i j-'i ftr i fj.mlj.i JUVENILES official Raymond pleaded guilty in Circuit Court in June to racketeering and was sentenced to 5 Vi years.

Because of the plea deal, though, he will not serve more than three years in prison and could be eligible for parole after a year, Butler said. Raymond pleaded guilty on June 30 in federal court to tax evasion. He owes the Internal Revenue Service $241,262, including penalties and interest, Butler said. He has agreed to pay restitution to the IRS and hospital by turning over his $935,000 home, $300,000 pension fund and about $400,000 in antiques and jewelry purchased with hospital money, Butler said. Raymond was one of three former JFK administrators charged with income-tax evasion and racketeering by defrauding the hospital of $2.2 million by using hospital credit for personal gain between 1984 and 1987.

ing market. To offset administrative costs to municipalities collecting the fees for the county, officials decided to allow them to keep 2 percent of what they collect. But six small municipalities Cloud Lake, Glen Ridge, Gulf Stream, Juno Beach, Ocean Ridge and Palm Beach have indicated that the percentage is not enough of an incentive for the paperwork involved. The county will collect for those municipalities. In November, voters decided impact fees should be collected countywide instead of just in unincorporated areas and approved new impact fees for the cost of schools, parks, law enforcement, fire-rescue and public buildings needed to accommodate new developments as well as higher impact fees for roads.

police said. A neighbor saw one of the children coming from the house and notified sheriff's investigators. Detectives later discovered the boy's identity and questioned him. He confessed and named his accomplices, all of whom live in the Hypoluxo Village neighborhood, off icials said. "I really didn't want to believe it was them," Howe said.

"I like those kids, one of them especially." The childrens' parents found it even harder to believe when detectives told them. "We thought they were kidding," one parent said. "We taught our son the difference between right and wrong, and he knew that what he did was wrong." The children were charged with burglary and released to their parents. Then the real punishment began, ranging from extra chores, education about crime and indefinite suspension from video games. in May abuduction was driving with a 6-year-old and 7-year-old child in her car while at the intersection of Lindell Boulevard and Federal Highway in Del-ray Beach, police said.

He drove the woman to a wooded area in the 600 block of Northwest Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton, police said, and then assaulted the woman and the 7-year-old girl. showed he started 12 percent above the maximum salary for his position but was recently put on job probation for such problems as losing resumes, lying about his whereabouts, missing deadlines and taking a county car home without authorization. In his last job evaluation, he was rated as "marginal," which is one step higher than the worst category, "unsatisfactory." Before Thomas was hired, county officials contacted Martin-Marietta and were told he was a good employee, Merriman said. County officials contacted the defense contractor after the indictment and were told the same thing and that Martin-Marietta does not give bad job references to former employees, Merriman said. "I can assure you, if there were any negative references we would not have hired him," Merriman said.

FROM PAGE IB boys goad and 10-year-old into illegal entries steal anything i from Howe's home. But they found i a videotape, popped it into the yCR and watched it, detectives said. Their movie time was disrupted, however, when Howe returned home unexpectedly. The culprits i jumped out the windows and ran away, leaving the tape running, officials said. Howe said she thought her husband had set the timer on the ma- chine, setting up the movie to play atrick on her.

The two 12-year-olds confessed to a previous burglary in the same neighborhood, officials said. They open a window at a home on Ifurricane Drive in June or July, stealing videotapes of the action movies Predator and Bladerunner, Man faces charges Police on Thursday arrested a Boynton Beach man they say abducted and sexually assaulted a woman and a 7-year-old child in I Boca Raton in May. John Early, 26, of the 100 block of Northwest Third Court, was charged with kidnapping and battery. He was taken to Palm Beach County Jail and held with- out bail. 4 Early abducted the woman who BRASS HEAOBOARDS ,3 4 I lS mmZZ.

I 11 IS. I Mli $OQyourchoice g. In lncludes WO ysiz 'i END TABLES les' mmw ll i BRAND NFW twwMwi rf -Tpti RECRUITER FROM PAGE 1B Recruiter indicted fcy U.S. grand jury resigns county job i the county workers' compensation coordina-torMarv Fearon. said on Thurs day.

"Apparently, he fell down in the Governmental Center. He was car-r rying a briefcase and some envelopes and he apparently slipped and injured his back." Fearon said as long as Thomas is unable to work, he remains eligible for workers' compensation despite his resignation. Merriman said Thomas told him on Thursday that "he expects to be "released from workers' compensation pretty soon." Thomas' county personnel files oiam many it m. 1 1 01 'tctn Vmk; lfi?) fim itim.