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GOVERNMENT
Appeals Board Upholds Lottery Contract
The District government was justified in awarding a contract to operate the D.C. Lottery to a new firm last spring, the D.C. Contract Appeals Board has ruled.
D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi selected W2I, a joint venture between national gaming firm Intralot and local businessman Warren Williams, for the $120 million deal. But Lottery Technology Enterprises, a joint venture between gaming company GTech and local businessman Leonard Manning, which has run the D.C. Lottery for years, challenged the fairness of the decision, which was based on price and a technical evaluation.
Despite the ruling, W2I has an uphill battle to get the contract. Although Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) has sent legislation to the D.C. Council to make the award, council members have not acted on the bill because a majority favors retaining LTE. Gandhi's office also has fined LTE $1.4 million for security breaches in 2005 and 2006.
-- David Nakamura
CRIME
Police Arrest Suspect in July Killing in Northeast
D.C. police arrested a suspect yesterday in a slaying that took place in Northeast Washington last summer. Darcel Harris, 19, of Northeast is accused of second-degree murder while armed in the July 17 killing of Daniel Guion, 29, police said.
Guion was found at 1 a.m. in the 3900 block of Ninth Street NE, about a block from his home, with multiple gunshot wounds.
NE Man Arrested in 2005 Slaying at Recreation Center
D.C. police announced the arrest yesterday of a 26-year-old man in the fatal shooting of James E. Mims in July 2005.
Shannon Marshall of the 2500 block of 14th Street NE was charged with second-degree murder while armed. On July 30, 2005, Mims, 28, who had been shot several times, was found near the swimming pool at Langdon Park Recreational Center. A second gunshot victim, a 38-year-old man who was found nearby, is a witness in the case, authorities said.
