Strip businessman DeSage faces April 8 trial By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Feb 9 2013 - 2:09am Comments High-rolling Las Vegas businessman Ramon DeSage pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to a scheme to defraud investors of roughly $190 million.
Messenger betting case nets probation, fine in plea deal By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Feb 8 2013 - 2:28am Comments Federal prosecutors have given bettor Robert Walker a deal he couldn’t refuse in a felony case of violating currency transaction reporting laws.
Whittemore's trial again delayed By Jeff German LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Feb 7 2013 - 2:00am Comments The federal trial of former power broker Harvey Whittemore, charged in a scheme to unlawfully funnel $138,000 in campaign contributions to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, has been delayed again. At the request of defense lawyers and...