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United
States Attorney Carmen Ortiz met with members
of the B.M.C. Durfee High School Peaceful Coalition
and their advisors as part of Violence Prevention Week on March 25, 2011.
As the chief federal law enforcement officer in Massachusetts, Ms. Ortiz
supervises the prosecution of all federal crimes and the litigation of all
civil matters in which the federal government has an interest. She was
joined by Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenn Mackinlay and Program Specialist
Attorney Martha Wyatt, as well as Mayor
Flanagan and School Superintendent
Meg Mayo-Brown for the hour-long assembly. Student advisors Tom Khoury
and Paul Leite led a discussion between Coalition members and Attorney
Ortiz who described her circumstances growing up that were similar to
theirs. Click
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(Top row) Student advisor Tom Khoury welcomes Attorney Ortiz, Mayor Flanagan and former School Superintendent Rick Pavao to the assembly. (Second and third row) Students listen and respond to Attorney Ortiz as she describes the circumstances in which she grew up and solicits responses and questions from the students. (Bottom row, center) Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenn Mackinlay talks about the penalties for gun possession as CD-Recreation Program Director Jamison Souza and Superintendent Meg Mayo-Brown listen. |
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