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The checkpoint on Montello Avenue NE drew protests Saturday.
(By Kevin Clark -- The Washington Post)
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SUPERIOR COURT
Man Is Found Guilty in Welfare Fraud Case
A former employee of the D.C. Department of Human Services has been convicted of stealing public assistance funds in 2004 and 2005, Interim Attorney General Peter Nickles said yesterday.
A D.C. Superior Court jury found Charles M. Brown, 57, of Bowie guilty Friday of stealing less than $5,000 through identity theft, conspiracy, unlawful use of food stamps and fraud in obtaining public assistance. The attorney general's office said Brown used two fake names as part of his scheme.
Brown, who worked at the Fort Davis Service Center on Alabama Avenue SE from 1999 until he was fired in July 2006, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 14 by Judge John R. Johnson.
-- Keith L. Alexander
GEORGETOWN
Fundraising Goal Reached for Waterfront Park
After nearly 30 years of planning, fundraisers have collected the $9 million needed to complete Georgetown Waterfront Park, the National Park Service said yesterday.
When completed, the sloping vista along the Potomac River will become the largest park created in the District in more than 30 years, the Park Service said in a statement.
The fundraising effort culminated in April when the National Park Service's Centennial Challenge made a $4.5 million contribution, which was a dollar-for-dollar federal match.
The Park Service expects construction of the park, which runs south of K Street and between 31st Street NW and the Key Bridge, to be completed in early 2010.
