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She Miami Herald Bl WEDNESDAY AUG 6 2008 35 CENTS 105TH YEAR NO 327 2008 MiamiHeraldcom CREDIT-CARD FRAUD HE CAME TO THE US ON A RICKETY BOAT WHEN HE WAS A BOY NOW HE'S AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS WITH A CHANCE TO SHOW WHAT HE HAS IN THE RING PEMBROKE PINES Manhunt after agent is killed bv motorist 3 Miami men held in huge ID theft bust ft Eleven people including three Miami men were indicted in a hacking case that hit nine major retailers and 40 million credit and debit card numbers The search continues for the man who killed a federal agent in front of his daughter at a Pembroke Pines post office BY JENNIFER MOONEY PIEDRA ANI MARTINEZ AND ADAM BEASLEY abeasley a MiamiHeraldcom Donald Pettit was a retired soldier who survived a long military career including a terrorist bombing in Bangkok Tuesday morning he lost his life in a traffic dispute As his daughter watched from inside the car the federal agent was shot in the head by an fit m- PROTECT YOURSELF Check your credit reports You're entitled to one free report from each of the three national credit reporting bureaus (Expenan TransUnion and Equifax) every 12 months Ask credit bureaus to put a freeze on your files to deter unauthorized checks on your credit history If you plan a major purchase yourself you'll need to lift the freeze Keep an eye on your bank accounts online Protect your personal information Shred documents before tossing them or a cheaper approach dump them in a bucket of water for an hour and wad them up Never give out personal information unless you initiated the process Despite what the office manager might say your doctor doesn't need your Social Security number BY JENNIFER LEB0VICH jlebovichaMiamiHeraldcom Laptop in hand the men drove down US 1 in Miami stealing confidential debit and credit card numbers prosecutors say It was part of what is believed to be the largest-ever breach of retail network security reaching from South Florida to California to Eastern Europe Federal authorities have charged 11 men in the scheme including three from Miami One was a confidential informant for the US Secret Service while he was allegedly bilking shoppers The suspects allegedly sucked 40 million card numbers from retailers including TJ Maxx Marshalls OfficeMax DSW Barnes and Noble Sports Authority Forever 21 BJ's Wholesale Club and Boston Market TURN TO ID THEFT 2A angry motorist in front of the Pembroke Pines post office Pettit was 52 married the father of two children PETTIT a man who had spent a lifetime in government and military service including a stint protecting former US Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger Authorities would not confirm what preceded the shooting but federal sources close to the investigation said an argument started between Pettit and a motorist while TURN TO MANHUNT 7A ilfSj MiamiHeraldcom Crime scene video 'i' at Today's Extras CHARLES TRAiNOR JR 'MIAMI HERALD STAFF READY: 'When I'm at the opening ceremony and they light the torches it might sink in then' says boxer Azea Augustama of his Olympic dreams A FIGHT FOR HAITI MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS Crew's follow-up test: Should I stay or go? "I have been working at this for 18 years" says Augustama a light heavyweight who will be among 10 athletes and the only boxer representing Haiti in Beijing "When I'm at the opening ceremony and they light the torches it might sink in then" says Augustama 25 still awestruck about the possibility of living his TURN TO BOXER 2A budget hearings would influence his decision Crew replied: "I don't think it'll take that long "Am I adding value or not?" Crew asked during an interview with The Miami Herald "I think it's anybody's guess whether any of us are adding value to children's lives right now" Within minutes of Monday's vote sparing his job Crew hinted that he could leave rather than keep strug- TURN TO CREW 2A MYRIAM MARQUEZ: Crew board must come together IB After surviving an attempted firing Superintendent Rudy Crew is weighing whether he should stay in Miami-Dade BY MATTHEW PINZUR mpinzur a MiamiHeraldcom A day after surviving a narrow vote to fire him Miami-Dade Superintendent Rudy Crew said Tuesday he could decide within weeks whether to quit on his own accord Asked whether the tone and outcome of the late-August School Board elections where his performance is fodder for both incumbents and challengers and September BY DEZMA GAINER dgaineraMiamiHeraldcom Dressed in black trunks Azea Augustama danced across the boxing ring bobbing and weaving striving for perfection with every hard-hitting punch His goal: consistency A few days later Augustama would be thousands of miles from his Miami Beach training ring preparing for his Olympics debut The National Golden Gloves boxing champion has come a long way from the 7-year-old who landed in Miami in 1990 aboard a rickety boat from Haiti IQ MiamiHeraidcom Video of Azea Augustama in action at Today's Extras WALTER MICHOTMIAMI HERALD STAFF EVIDENCE: A crime scene officer holds the slain agent's sunglasses for a police photographer Coming Friday: Beijing Olympics preview section More coverage in Sports ID ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE CONTROL: SHIPS CUT FUEL C( STS Squeezed by high fuel costs Royal Caribbean Cruises hired a chief to put energy management on the front burner other lines may follow suit that his responsibilities are still being defined But what's clear is that his search for energ savings has no limits and that he'll take good practices from one ship to others in a fleet that includes five brands and 37 ships with another seven under construction TURN TO CRUISES 16A for ways to save energy and spend less for it "You can't have an impact without this jumping to the top of the agenda" said Patrick Sinclair whom Royal Caribbean hired this spring to do the job Sinclair 39 a South African with a shock of red hair and a ready grin acknowledges the position is so new with a projected 2008 fuel bill of $772 million Clobbered by soaring fuel costs Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises has brought in a vice president of energy management tasked with scouting the company BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN mbrannigan a MiamiHeraldcom The average consumer can trim back on road trips and turn up the thermostat a few degrees to conserve energy But imagine tackling energy management for a company NJAHIN MIAMI HERALD STAFF for ways to trim UNDER THE HOOD: Patrick Sinclair looks Royal Caribbean's projected $772 mi llion fuel bill WEATHER INDEX BUSINESS 1C AIRLINE TRAVEL: THE GOOD BAD ON-TIME ARRIVALS UP BAGGAGE COMPLAINTS DOWN FROM '07 SPIRIT NO 1 1N COMPLAINTS LOCAL NEWS IB FLA REAL ESTATE WORTH 6 LESS TAILSPIN IN PROPERTY VALUES CONTINUES TO RIPPLE THROUGH STATE'S ECONOMY WORLD 13A NEW 'STARS' OF AIDS FIGHT COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS TAKE SPOTLIGHT AT AIDS CONFERENCE TV SEX TALK CALLED KINKY GROUP ASSAILS SLEW OF REFERENCES TO NON-MARITAL OR PERVERTED SEX HIGH 92 LOW 77 vi i back ot Section WJJJILiiii.