The possibility of a mistrial in the Bunkerville standoff case was amplified this month after defense attorneys received a scathing memo outlining sweeping allegations of misconduct by federal investigators and prosecutors.
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Ryan Bundy invoked personal freedom and constitutional rights, God and religion, state history and his family’s deep roots in the desert landscape Wednesday as he proclaimed his innocence to a federal jury.
Following a five-day retrial, a former Las Vegas mortgage agent was acquitted late Monday in what federal prosecutors alleged was a $1.2 million mortgage fraud scheme.
A California woman claims her former bookkeeper wrongfully transferred more than $180,000 from her bank accounts to Leslie Parraguirre, who is married to Nevada Supreme Court Justice Ron Parraguirre, and Leslie Parraguirre’s interior design company.
A new Nevada law aimed at mentally ill offenders who keep tying up the criminal justice system because they won’t stay on their medications isn’t being used for those considered too noncompliant, and a Clark County judge and deputy public defender are fighting back.
