A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.5 million in restitution for bilking the government out of millions of dollars.
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The retrial in the fatal 2007 bombing at a Las Vegas Strip hotel has been postponed after a juror tested positive for COVID-19.
Masks are again required inside the Regional Justice Center, according to an administrative order filed Monday that immediately took effect.
An Arizona man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Las Vegas to possession of more than $200,000 in unemployment benefits from fraudulent claims.
For the second time during the pandemic, jury trials are set to resume at the Regional Justice Center. A trial in a drug trafficking case is set to begin Monday.
A federal grand jury indicted a Nevada man on Wednesday for allegedly obtaining nearly $2 million in COVID-19 relief aid and spending it on luxury cars and Strip condos.
A Las Vegas attorney filed a class-action lawsuit Monday urging Gov. Steve Sisolak to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for those 65 and older.
Participants in the 8th Judicial District Court’s felony DUI program have struggled to pay the cost of participation in the specialty court during the pandemic.
The city’s municipal court announced Wednesday that hearings scheduled from Nov. 30 to Dec. 31 will be pushed back five weeks.
District Court has suspended jury trials until at least Jan. 11 and halted all in-person criminal and civil hearings, according to an order announced Tuesday.
Clark County will halt felony jury trials for the second time this year, less than two months after restarting them under strict pandemic restrictions.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada announces it will work with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to investigate coronavirus fraud.
Clark County District Court’s first jury trial since coronavirus restrictions brought the local legal system to a halt in March is set to begin Monday.
Nevada U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich pointed to a rise in reports of abuse this year and said 26 percent of homicides in the past six months were tied to domestic violence.
Five District Court marshals have recently tested positive for coronavirus, according to a memo obtained Friday by the Review-Journal.