Day: February 13, 2008
Read the Theodossis video-gambling plea bargain
Demetre Theodossis, the owner of Hot Dog King, reached a plea-bargain deal with federal prosecutors on Jan. 30, agreeing to cooperate in the ongoing investigation of corruption related to video-poker machines, to testify at the trials of co-defendants and to pay the IRS more than $330,000. The full terms can be read here.
Theodossis video-poker plea bargain
This plea bargain between federal prosecutors and Hot Dog King owner Demetros Theodossis, accused of running an illegal video poker operation, drops most of the charges against Theodossis in exchange for his cooperation in the ongoing investigation and his agreement to pay the IRS over $330,000 in proceeds he made from the operation. Click here … Read more
Asheville City Council
As Asheville City Council members convened for a two-day retreat to chart their legislative goals for the year, word came that the city’s financial fortunes appear to be retreating as well. While the situation isn’t dire, Chief Financial Officer Ben Durant told Council members during the Feb. 4-5 planning session, the city may be facing … Read more
UNCA to host second annual State of Black Asheville Forum
Last year, a group of students in a political science course at UNC-Asheville began researching socio-economic issues facing African-Americans in Buncombe County. Led by African Studies Professor Dwight Mullen, their work culminated in a forum that brought elected officials and community leaders to the table to talk about blacks’ experiences relating to health care, housing, … Read more
Buncombe County Commissioners
On Feb. 5, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners once again postponed a decision on helping fund a proposed 9-acre park linking the Haw Creek neighborhood to the Blue Ridge Parkway. But unlike the board’s Jan. 22 meeting, when the commissioners were split on the issue and neighborhood residents were vocally unhappy with the decision, … Read more
APD launches prostitution Web site
The Asheville Police Department has launched a new online police blotter where they will post the photos of individuals arrested on prostitution charges. The photos, names, charges and cities of residence of individuals arrested for prostitution (including the “johns,” as they are called) will be displayed on the site and on the Asheville Channel’s Bulletin … Read more
Out in the cold
There were eight homicides in Asheville last year; three of the victims were homeless people. Chris Allen Sewell died Dec. 2; shot outside the Hillcrest Apartments in Montford, he was later found dead against the fence separating the complex from Interstate 240. Michael Jones was beaten to death last July, and James Lovin was stabbed … Read more
