‘Mafia Cop’ author sentenced in tax case

A former New York police detective accused by authorities of helping the mafia commit murder was sentenced in Las Vegas on Tuesday after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns.

IN BRIEF

VISITOR FROM ITALY

Term limits cases argued

CARSON CITY — Supreme Court Justice Jim Hardesty said Tuesday that the state’s rule on term limits for elected officials is unambiguous, agreeing with arguments that 12 years in office means just that.

Officials agree on need for changes

For the third time in less than a year, the Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday held a public hearing to consider proposed changes to the state’s public defender systems.

Steve Wynn goes for mega-yacht

Casino developer Steve Wynn has put dueling pirate ships and a faux volcano on the Strip. Now the Disney of the Desert is pursuing another passion: a mega-yacht.

Desert tortoise Mojave Max dies at Red Rock habitat

Mojave Max, the desert tortoise whose emergence from his burrow was a closely watched harbinger of spring’s arrival in Southern Nevada, died of natural causes Monday, a Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman said.

School layoffs planned

State budget cuts that came out of the special legislative session are forcing the Clark County School District to lay off 140 support personnel, district officials said Tuesday.

Obama continues to drift right

In what would appear to be an attempt to woo religious voters generally expected to vote Republican, Democratic presidential nominee-apparent Sen. Barack Obama visited a church food bank in Zanesville, Ohio, on Tuesday and called for expanding President Bush’s program that steers federal tax money to religious groups.

Tree houses

A group of Berkeley, Calif., environmentalists has taken tree hugging to the extreme.

HOT DOG!

Craig Bechtle and his family arrived in Las Vegas from Jacksonville, Fla., one morning last week and by lunchtime were at Chicago Hot Dogs, 1078 N. Rancho Drive. Bechtle has a points-of-interest program for his global positioning system; he entered “hot dogs” and the GPS did the rest.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Angel Park Golf Club restaurant, 100 S. Rampart Blvd., received 30 demerits June 18. Violations included employee observed eating on cook line. GRADE: C

Vinetta a tribute to a great winemaker

Opening and tasting a bottle of wine that bears the name of Robert Mondavi, the greatest wine business pioneer and ambassador that California has ever seen, is special in itself, but even more so given he recently died at the age of 94.

Search for chocolate Twizzlers ends

Reader Michelle Farber likes her chocolate Twizzlers but hasn’t been able to find them. To the rescue comes fellow reader Debbie Jackson — a self-described “Twizzlers freak” — and a slew of other Taste of the Town readers.

Smoothies refreshing, but be aware of hidden calories

Food costs a lot these days, so bargains catch the eye more than ever. And when the bargain is for a tempting, icy liquid concoction on a hot, steamy day, it can be hard to resist.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Construction group taps officers, directors

IN BRIEF

NEW YORK

Group revises bid for Scores

Rick’s Cabaret International of Houston, which operates 18 nightclubs and has shares traded on the Nasdaq Global Market, on Tuesday revised its offer for Scores-Las Vegas.

VANISHING AT WARP SPEED

It’s as official as an entry in the Captain’s Log.

N.J. appeals court upholds denial of Tropicana license

ATLANTIC CITY — A New Jersey appeals court was just as put off by massive layoffs, bug-infested rooms and uncooperative management at the Tropicana as state regulators were, and upheld the denial of the casino’s license.

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