Volume 87, Issue 20
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
NOW HIRING PRESIDENTS
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 USGA APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! USGA applications for next year are now available, and are due back by Mar. 4. Positions available for USGA President, Treasurer, and Senators!
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Former President George W. Bush was offered a job at a local hardware store this week. – Page 3
An Exclusive View: Inside the New Residence Hall
Charger Bulletin Assistant Editor Zack Rosen and staff photographer Dan Osipovitch got an inside peek at the new residence hall, dubbed Soundview Hall. Full photo montage on page 7.
AN OBAMA WHITE HOUSE From Superbowl parties to Wednesday night socials, President Barack Obama kicks up entertainment at the White House. – Page 8
ANIMAL AWARENESS Did you know that the African Elephant weighs up to 14,000 pounds but is gentle in nature? Learn more about this fascinating animal in this week’s issue!
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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board
Dancing Star Faces Tax Trial
By CURT ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
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MIAMI — On top of the
Community & Advice world a few months ago, Page 9 Brazilian race car driver Editorials
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Police Log/ Fun & Games Pages 12 and 13 National/World News Page 3 New Haven News Page 4 Sports
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and Dancing with the Stars champ Helio Castroneves faces possible prison time if convicted at a tax evasion trial that began Monday with selection of a jury. An ethnically diverse panel of five men and seven women was chosen to hear the case, with attorneys' opening statements set for Tuesday. Castroneves, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, smiled broadly as he
entered Miami's downtown federal courthouse. Prosecutors say Castroneves, his business-manager sister Katiucia and Michigan attorney Alan R. Miller conspired to hide about $5.5 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service using offshore accounts. Castroneves claims he relied on experts to advise him on handling finances. He also says his father controlled a Panamanian entity called Seven Promotions at the heart of the prosecution's case. Castroneves claims the money Seven Promotions received wasn't his tax liability because the income
was for his father, who had financed and promoted his son's career for over 10 years. Castroneves, his sister and Miller also deny acting "willfully" to evade taxes and that they took improper deductions. Under federal sentencing guidelines, Castroneves, 33, could get more than six years in prison if convicted of conspiracy and tax evasion from 1999 to 2004. That would short-circuit a brilliant racing career that began in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where a youthful Castroneves broke into the sport by driving go-carts. Before the trial, U.S.
District Judge Donald Graham rejected defense efforts to introduce a large amount of racing memorabilia and numerous photos of Castroneves' rise from obscurity to the pinnacle of his sport. "It seems to me that many of these exhibits are far afield of the issues in this case," Graham said. During questioning of prospective jurors, many said they had watched Castroneves either in a race or on the TV dance competition, which he won in 2007. "I watched him evSee CHAMP page 8