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Defense attorneys aren’t sure what is on the tapes and CDs, but believe some of what is contained on them could be surveillance from the various bars where the officers moon lighted as security guards. “Obviously, we have to review very carefully to see what’s there and maybe more importantly, what is not there,” said attorney George “Mac” Secrest, who repre sents Javier Gomez, one of the officers, who along with rob bery division Sgt. Freddie T. Gonzales Jr., were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. “It’s a very arduous task,” Secrest said of the effort to review all of the recordings after a brief status hearing at state District Judge Denise Collins’ bench Tuesday morning. “It’s going to take hundreds of hours to review everything.” Collins told prosecutors to turn over the audio and video recordings to defense attorneys by Nov. 10. She told attorneys on both sides to report back to her about their progress on that « date as well. “We are hoping by that date the district attorney’s office will have copied everything and then provided it to defense counsel,” Secrest said. “Then once we get it, we have to copy it many times so all the lawyers and clients can have a copy so all of us can begin examining what is there.” Collins was told Tuesday that there are about 22 six- hour video tapes, 38 two- hour videotapes and numerous CDs containing hundreds of hours of audio recordings. “It’s a myri ad of data that has to be sifted through,” said attorney Robert Scardino, who represents Gonzales. And attorneys won’t just have to be aware of evidence involving their own clients. undercover officer, a degree felony carrying a [ ty of two to 10 years in f and a fine up to $10,000. They are accused of com mining bribery as an organized group from Oct. 11, 2002, io June 14. The five officers were relieved of duty with pay their arrests. Retired You have to he aware of the evidence that affects every person who is allegedly part of that conspiracy. — George Secrest attorney police Chief C 1 a r e nee Bradford pre viously sait the officers, who each worked for the department for more than a decade, were arrested after an inter nal affairs investigation revealed they were working in groups each - Friday and S a t u r d ay own Secrest said, but also any infor mation involving the other four defendants in the case. “You have to be aware of the evidence that affects every person who is allegedly part of that conspiracy,” he said. Gonzales and patrol officers Rolando Cruz, Salve Rogolio Ramirez, David Acosta Gamboa and Gomez were indicted in September after their July 11 arrests. Gomez also was charged with taking a gun from an night and taking between $25 and $50 each night from a number of bar owners. Bradford said illegal under age drinking, prostitution and drug activity took place in some of the clubs and bars while the officers looked the other way. Assistant District Attorney Paula Storts did not immedi ately return a call from The Associated Press seeking com ment after Tuesday’s hearing. If convicted, the officers can face up to life in prison and a $10,000 fine. No trial date has been set. Probationers use device to pass urinalysis tests NEWS IN BRIEF as. i H Tuition committee recommends S361 increase in tuition allc a 1c yea Axis of Evil’s North Korea i or-treat” with world, declari linue to pursu operational nu program unle States agrees nomic aid and tor Kim Jong- itstoes in Asi spilling blood may be the bit Earlier this weapons-grad power plant si grade uranium Atomic Energ ties of weapon of its own insp has given Iran for its atomic enrichment im Iran’s stanc hut friendly. Ir representative the world last “renouncing n nology or enri not something will accept a c on.” One of its officials, Gen. that any attack Israel against would be consi and merit an a| One wonder: entail, and why •iclear intentioi includes its fom Khom By Betsy Blaney THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LUBBOCK, Texas — Some West Texas men on probation are in trouble again, this time for using the Whizzinator to help them pass court-ordered urinaly sis tests. In the past six months, five men on probation were caught using a realistic-looking pros thetic that dispenses synthetic, drug-free urine, Lubbock County sheriff’s officials said. One was caught by an alert offi cer who heard something unusu al in the restroom. “A body part when it’s up against a plastic cup isn’t going to go ’clink,’” said Tom Madigan, interim assistant direc tor of the Lubbock County adult probation office. The device, reusable and available in five flesh colors, is sold by California-based Puck Technology for $150. A prosthetic penis is attached to an undergarment resembling a jock strap and connects to a pouch containing dehydrated urine. Water is added to the pouch and a heat pack can be attached to keep the urine close to body temperature. Company owner Dennis Catalano has sold the device and one designed for women for about four years, mainly through an Internet site. He said what he does is legal. “How people choose to use it is beyond our control,” he said. “But we manufacture this and sell it for people who believe we still have a semblance of privacy in this country.” The five Lubbock men caught using the device will probably get their probation revoked and return to jail, said Dan Rowan, a probation office supervisor. They also could face additional charges. Under Texas law, using a substance or device to try to falsify drug test results is a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. Catalano isn’t safe, either. Selling or making a device or substance intended to falsify urine test results is a Class A misdemeanor, with a maximum one-year jail term and $4,000 fine. Authorities haven’t decided whether they will seek charges against the manufacturer. In 2001, two San Antonio probationers caught using the Whizzinator were prosecuted and sentenced to 180 days in jail and fined $2,000, said Susan Reed, the Bexar County district attorney. Reed considered pursuing charges against the company, but said she would have had difficul ty showing that it sold the device in her jurisdiction. AUSTIN — The cost of an education could be going up at the nation’s largest univer sity. A University of Texas advi scry panel voted Tuesday to recommend a $361 increase starting next spring. Under the proposal, the increase will double to $722 more per semester starting in fall 2004 The Legislature earlier this year voted to allow universi ties to set their own tuitions to offset budget cuts. Full-time undergraduate students now pay an average of $2,714 in tuition and fees per semester. If the proposal is approved, students will pay $3,075 next spring, a 13.3 percent increase. UT’s Board of Regents meet Nov. 18 to consider the proposal. The increase would apply to full-time resident under graduate and graduate stu dents. The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee also proposed that 28 percent of each dollar of the new “Academic Sustainability Tuition” be set aside for need-based finan cial aid. For the current budget year, the university has about $40 million less than last year in state appropriations and income from the Permanent University Fund. DMS Night of Career Opportunities October 9,2003 5pm - 8pm MSC Bowling Alley I National Companies and Corporations will be in attendance to talk with students. I Food and More Food! 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