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Maine: City employee resigns amid charges of sexual misconduct
boston.com ^ | 9-12-04

Posted on 09/12/2004 8:25:37 AM PDT by SheLion

LEWISTON, Maine -- A general assistance caseworker for Lewiston's immigrant population has resigned amid allegations he used his position to solicit sexual favors from a woman coming to him for help.

"I did it because it is in the best interest for the immigrant population," Ali said in his resignation. He refused to elaborate and declined further comment.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: caseworker; favors; immigrant; interpreter; misconduct; paidleave; sex; somali; spokesman
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Police say Abdiaziz Ali, who has been on paid leave since August, pressured a woman to have sex with him by promising her reduced rent. Ali gave his resignation to City Administrator Jim Bennett's office Friday.

The first news report found here - 08/19/2004

Police say Ali offered rent cut for sex - Lewiston Somali's

2003 Sun Journal file mug of Abdiaziz Ali

1 posted on 09/12/2004 8:25:38 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: 8mmMauser; EGPWS; Acela; afterhoursguru; AlextheWise1; AniGrrl; arepublicifyoucankeepit; ...

Ali joined the city in May 2001, acting as a General Assistance caseworker and occasional Somali interpreter.


2 posted on 09/12/2004 8:26:26 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion

good grief how sickening!!!


3 posted on 09/12/2004 8:27:18 AM PDT by ShugahPop
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To: SheLion

Deport, bump


4 posted on 09/12/2004 8:28:06 AM PDT by junta
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To: SheLion

"Our strength" just keeps on increasing.


5 posted on 09/12/2004 8:28:35 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: ShugahPop
good grief how sickening!!!

Without a doubt. And Lewiston put him on a 'paid absence' until he resigned............

6 posted on 09/12/2004 8:28:46 AM PDT by SheLion
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7 posted on 09/12/2004 8:29:17 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion

He "only did it because he could"


8 posted on 09/12/2004 8:30:17 AM PDT by CMailBag
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Maine has over 1,200 Somali's living in Lewiston, Maine.

The last I heard, only 49 out of 1,200 have jobs. The rest are on welfare.

The government in Maine was going to supply them with chickens. I never heard if the Maine Somali's received their 'chickens' or not.

Anyone in Lewiston aware that the Somali's got their CHICKENS??

9 posted on 09/12/2004 8:31:17 AM PDT by SheLion
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This should be in breaking news: BILL CLINTON NOW WORKING AS GENERAL ASSISTANCE CASEWORKER IN LEWISTON, MAINE.


10 posted on 09/12/2004 8:32:15 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo ("Armed with what? Spitballs?")
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He "only did it because he could"

Yea, what the heck does THIS mean?!  Best Interest for the immigrant population???!!!!

"I did it because it is in the best interest for the immigrant population," Ali said in his resignation. He refused to elaborate and declined further comment.

11 posted on 09/12/2004 8:33:07 AM PDT by SheLion
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This should be in breaking news: BILL CLINTON NOW WORKING AS GENERAL ASSISTANCE CASEWORKER IN LEWISTON, MAINE.

I know. But Clinton is Caucasian. This guy is a Somalian.

12 posted on 09/12/2004 8:34:10 AM PDT by SheLion
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"I did it because it is in the best interest for the immigrant population,"

Awwwww. What a selfless guy. Or is it "selfish"?

13 posted on 09/12/2004 8:34:51 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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We had a large influx of Somali's back in the late 90's.

Apart from a store or two they have almost all disappeared.

Now I know where they all went ;~)

14 posted on 09/12/2004 8:35:13 AM PDT by ninonitti
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To: SheLion

"Give us your tired, your poor, your corrupt...


15 posted on 09/12/2004 8:35:35 AM PDT by Dan Evans
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...But, it is a cultural thing, and this is a cultural society. The only people with no culture are the people who invited the new arrivals here.


16 posted on 09/12/2004 8:37:18 AM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: junta

You cannot do that, his people have a rich culture, unlike us simple Americans who open our arms up to them.


17 posted on 09/12/2004 8:38:13 AM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: SheLion

Somalis dragged the bodies of our soldiers through the streets. Naturally our government felt we should import a bunch of them to this country. Disgusting.


18 posted on 09/12/2004 8:39:23 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: SheLion

Don't you know, Clinton proclaimed himself as the first 'black' president in this nation?


19 posted on 09/12/2004 8:40:05 AM PDT by television is just wrong
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Now I know where they all went ;~)

Me too.

Minneapolis.....

20 posted on 09/12/2004 8:46:48 AM PDT by EGPWS
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