The situation surrounding 809 Palmhurst Drive in the western Las Vegas Valley shows that anyone can file papers with Clark County to take ownership of a house, and the havoc this can cause.
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Thomas Benson, who authorities say follows anti-government “sovereign citizen” ideology, pleaded guilty Monday to filing bogus real estate paperwork in Las Vegas.
Thomas Benson, 56, was arrested last year on charges stemming from the alleged takeover of a bank-owned home on La Mancha Avenue in northwest Las Vegas.
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