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Page 6 State THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 37, 1981 Houston official indicted United Press International HOUSTON — A Port of Houston commissioner and three labor leaders were indicted Tuesday on federal charges of bribery and racketeering for allegedly attemp ting to influence the awarding of health insurance contracts to a union and the city of Houston. A federal grand jury, which ended its 18-month im- panehnent with the indictments, last year indicted Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton, two Austin lawyers and Deer Park labor leader L.G. Moore for conspiracy, bribery and racketeering. Clayton and the two lawyers were acquitted. The new indictment charged Moore with bribery and racketeering relating to the multi-million dollar contract for the city’s employee health insurance contract. The indictment said Moore and Houston Port Commis sioner John Garrett conspired with two unnamed New Orleans men to give kickbacks to a Houston city council man for his influence in getting the city to change its employee health contract to Prudential. Officials said the two New Orleans men were not in dicted because they were on trial in a different case. In a second indictment Tuesday, Harold Grubbs and Sherman Fricks, two officials with the Pipefitters Union, were charged with bribery and conspiracy relating the health insurance contract awarded to their union. The cases, which used undercover FBI agents posing as insurance agents, were set up by government informant Joseph Hauser. Hauser has been instrumental in all four Brilab indictments returned this year, including the one presently in trial in New Orleans involving reputed crime boss Carlos Marcello and attorney Vincent Marinello. Houston City Councilman Jim Westmoreland was not named in the indictment. He had appeared before the grand jury twice and denied any wrongdoing. “I was not personally involved in any wrongdoing,” Westmoreland told reporters. Federal officials would not say if they intended to call as witnesses any present or former council members. for bribery Clayton, who was acquitted in October, said Tuesday when he heard of the indictments, that he did not think it related to his case. “But I’ll make myself available to testify if they want me to,” he said. Moore is scheduled to go to trial in August on the year- old criminal charges. Moore and Garrett were also charged Tuesday with interstate transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises. The four-count indictment outlines 31 illegal acts between September 1979 and January 1980 which allegedly showed how Moore, Garrett, undercover agents, unindicted co conspirators and the unnamed councilman set up the trans fer of $5,000 from one person to another. The case involving Moore and Garrett will be tried before U.S. District Judge Norman Black. U.S. District Judge Gabrielle McDonald will hear the case involving Frick and Grubbs. St Senate approvei bill changes Sa United Press International AUSTIN — The Senate agreed without debate Tuesday toj with House changes in a bill permitting prosecutors to use I recorded confessions in criminal cases, sending the bill tothegoverB for his signature. The bill by Sen. Bob Glasgow, D-Stephenville, requires I tapes of confessions include the “Miranda warning” advisingilefcj dants of their right to an attorney and that their comments may bet against them. Senators approved the House changes on voice vote, andnowl bill needs only the signature of Gov, Bill Clements to become In Citizer enter the irossing t Pati Inslaughl They fiigees — jther Cei jge bun agent: 'They -oodwor gator wi said Mon “Listei lied up. 4 admit guilt in coup try United Press International NEW ORLEANS — Four blue jean-clad soldiers of fortune Tues day admitted in court to planning and financing an expedition to overthrow the government of a tiny Caribbean nation. The four, standing stiffly before a federal judge and answering all questions with “Yes” and “Yes, your honor,” changed their pleas from innocent to guilty and agreed to cooperate with an ongoing in vestigation of the coup attempt against Dominica. Last week Michael Perdue of Houston admitted spearheading the operation to take over the smallest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere. It failed when the 10 men, many of whom have strong ties to the Ku Klux Klan, were arrested April 27 near New Orleans. Returning for rearraignment Tuesday were Robert William Prichard, 30, of Raleigh, N.C.; Wolfgang Walter Droege, 31, of Toronto; Larry Jacklin, 22, of Lis- towell, Canada, and Christopher Billy Anderson, 41, of Oklahoma City. In accepting the plea bargain agreement, the four agreed to “testify truthfully and cooperate fully” with jiny grand jury or other investigation of the coup attempt. In return for their cooperation, federal prosecutors will recom mend six remaining charges against them be dropped. The count to which they pleaded guilty carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and $3,(XX) in fines. Bond remained at $1(X),(X)() for Prichard and $5(X),0(X) each for the other three. U.S. District Judge Lansing Mitchell ordered Jacklin’s plea amended so the defendant could be covered under the federal Youth Corrections Act. Under the statute, Jacklin will be placed on probation for two years after he serves his sentence. If authorities decide he is re habilitated the entire episode will be wiped from his record. Sentencing was scheduled for July 1, but Mitchell encouraged probation officers to complete in vestigations by June 17 so the four could be sentenced with Perdue. Another of the mercenaries, George T. Mulvaney, 21, Jackson, M iss., is set for rearraignment Fri- day at 11 a.m. Prosecutor Lindsay Larson predicted each of the 10 merce naries eventually would enter guilty pleas. After Perdue admitted he fi nanced the unsuccessful coup, the government dropped six charges against him and reduced his max imum possible sentence from 50 years in prison to three years and a $3,000 fine. Inmates may work on roads United Press International AUSTIN — The House tenta tively approved without debate Tuesday a bill that would allow the State Highway and Public Trans portation Commission to use the state’s prisoners in highway im provement projects. The measure by Rep. 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