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Mm f«ae «■> otkt. k pmiaptkqibapaSf. Otm (nil 9/3C/03 TOTAL CAR CARE Free Wheel Balance With Tire Purchase! LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech professor Thomas C. Butler, who earlier this year reported vials of plague bacteria missing from his laborato ry, pleaded innocent to 54 additional counts of theft, embezzlement and fraud in federal court Wednesday. Butler already was facing 15 charges, including smuggling plague samples from Tanzania, lying to investigators and ss illegal transport of hazardous bio logical material — in this case, live plague bacteria — stemming from his report to authorities in January. The additional charges allege Butler was involved in a scheme and orchestrated “shadow" agreements with two pharmaceutical compa nies. The agreement provided that the companies “pay him amounts separate from and above the pay ments that the companies” were Ultimately, the board of regents will vote whether to dismiss him. GGIE FOOTBALL Is Heating Up... obligated to pay the university’s health science center under terms of the clinical study agreement. Butler allegedly received payments from the companies between August 1998 and August 2001. He was also alleged to have “provided false and misleading information when he identified com pensation. payment, and other financial incentives to researchers.” He declined to comment as he left the court room Wednesday. He was arraigned before U.S. Magistraie' Koenig and remained free on $100,000 bond The scientist reported in January that 30\ the bacteria responsible for the deadly disease missing from a university lab. The report,! amid public worry over biological attack, in a terrorism-alert plan and prompted the FBli dozens of agents to the West Texas city. Butler, 62, remains on paid adminis; leave from his job as chief of the infeclio eases division at Tech and is( ited from visiting his lab Last week, the president Health Science Center Butler a letter recommend the professor be dismis cause, said Tech spoke Cindy Rougeley. "Ultimately, the board i will vote whether to dis It's a lengthy process. It could^ year,” she said. Last month, the Academy of Scieno Attorney General John Ashcroft about theJ Department’s investigation and pr By Juar THE ASSO — Cindy Rougeley Tech spokeswoman Butler, one of the nation's lop plague ne The academy’s Committee on Human asked its members, which also include i the National Academy of Engineer Institute of Medicine, to express their Butler in letters to Ashcroft and Robert the FBI director. -nng HOUSTOl Democratic ranks with tin lators who fit Uid Wednesd congressional rave to be del senate floor. Sen. Joh Houston De Republican < decides to coi Lial legislativ Issue, the go 1 the 10 Senal remain in Alb “We canre Mexico inde Iroint in time, pared to live 70U have to iebate the is: [floor,” Whi associated Pr ...don't miss a minute of the action! Charges could escalate Enron investigati * Stay well hydrated - drink plenty of water * Wear proper clothing - loose and light colored * Apply at least SPFI5 sunscreen often Eat small meals - more frequently Protect face and head with a wide brimmed hat Protect your eyes with sunglasses By Kristen Hays THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNIVERSITY EMS ON CAMPUS DIAL 9-91 I mmmm Visit Student Health Services and TAMU EMS on the Web at: http://shs.tamu.edu -AND- http://ems.tamu.edu HOUSTON — As former WorldCom boss Bernie Ebbers answers fraud charges in Oklahoma, experts say prosecu tors elsewhere may feel pressure to more aggressively pursue charges against top executives at Enron Corp. Enron’s former chief execu tive, Kenneth Lay, and his suc cessor, Jeffrey Skilling, have yet to be charged more than 18 months into the federal govern ment’s criminal investigation of misdeeds that fueled the compa ny’s 2001 bankruptcy. Lay’s $70 million in stock sales as Enron’s share price tum bled in 2001 have been scruti nized by federal investigators looking into the causes of the company’s collapse. His lawyers, who maintain the sales were proper, have met with prosecutors three times and will cooperate further if asked, said one of those attorneys, Michael Ramsey. ‘They're doing a thorough investigation, and 1 personally believe they will satisfy them selves there is no crime Ken Lay is guilty of.” Ramsey said. Skilling was a key Lay deputy and then CEO for just six months when he quit abruptly just weeks before Enron went bankrupt. He told Congress last year he knew nothing improper about shady partnerships and other financing arrangements credited dooming the company, consistently maintained for personal reasons. “We’ve always we’re hopeful any with jurisdiction would the proper conclusion, conclusion is that thei case” against Skilling, attorney. Bruce Hiler. Oklahoma Attorney Drew Edmondson’s deoil make his own state's against Ebbers. without for action by federal justi« cials or the Securilie' Exchange Commission. settled fraud charges agains company earlier this year. luring an i louston offic Ihey’ll weigh i them to have i tame, short c tiny additional Whitmire, Tuesday /ednesday t stituents, co hnd some Republican s staff was bus bhone calls, pud others cri The Houst |ie’ll spend th alking with xilitical leade Ihe two par ■^districting. 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