Las Vegas investor and purported billionaire Jay Bloom is accused of taking money from investors to fund a cryptocurrency mining scheme in Arizona that he knew was not viable, according to a recent lawsuit.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee would put the weight of the federal government behind efforts to prosecute criminals taking part in organized retail theft.
Two-year-old Jacoby Robinson Jr. was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Thursday near Lewis Avenue and South 15th Street.
Prosecutors have dropped a slew of felony charges against a former member of a notorious Las Vegas gang, closing a case that has stretched on for more than three years.
A Las Vegas probate attorney spent nearly 5½ years helping coordinate the distribution of money from the estate of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooter to the families of those he murdered.
A 49-year-old man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for his role in the 2019 killing of a model whose body was found in the desert encased in concrete.
Attorney Matthew Beasley will remain in federal custody until he stands trial in connection with a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, a judge ruled Monday.
Prosecutors filed an amended criminal complaint accusing the former owner of the Alpine Motel Apartments of using unlicensed personnel before the 2019 blaze.
All property owned by Stephen Paddock, who killed dozens of Las Vegas concertgoers in 2017, has been sold and all of his guns were destroyed or taken out of circulation by the FBI.
A teenager charged with trying to kill and sexually assault one of his teachers last year pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges on Wednesday.
A woman, who says she was injured in the Las Vegas shooting, filed a civil lawsuit against the ride-hailing company, the driver and the alleged shooter.
Former Department of Energy official Samuel Brinton was accused of stealing luggage at Harry Reid International Airport last July.
Public defenders have argued prosecutors failed to show the alleged victims did not consent to have sex with the “Dances With Wolves” actor.
The former UNLV basketball recruit, charged in connection with a fatal crash more than two years ago, also has a new defense attorney.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who is accused of killing Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, appeared in court again.
A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.