Complaints about the former elected county official started while he was a UNLV student. His toxic behavior never stopped – until investigative reporter Jeff German was found murdered.
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Police are investigating whether former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles orchestrated a house-flipping scheme where profits were split, sources said.
Robert Telles, charged with Jeff German’s murder, has two public defenders despite court rules saying only the indigent can get free counsel. He reported 6 properties and an income of $20k a month.
Las Vegas police released body camera footage Thursday evening from the scene where Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was killed.
In life, Jeff German fought to protect sources. After his slaying, law enforcement and defense attorneys are fighting to obtain his devices, putting those protections at risk.
Jeff Wells, Clark County Deputy Manager, has overseen four departments where serious misconduct was exposed by the Review-Journal, including the public administrator’s office.
The longtime investigative reporter for the Review-Journal is remembered by friends and colleagues
Slain Review-Journal reporter Jeff German posthumously won Podcast of the Year at Saturday night’s Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence dinner.
Rita Reid, a deputy in the Public Administrator’s Office, said in hindsight, a text from Robert Telles was a subtle threat. “It could have been us, it could have been me. There was a lot of anger.”
Murder suspect Robert Telles gave a jailhouse interview Friday but refused to answer questions about the killing of Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
Murder suspect Robert Telles grew up in a once-powerful political dynasty in El Paso, Texas. His father was an ex-city councilman who pleaded guilty in a fraud case.
Slain reporter Jeff German and two other former Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame on Sept. 24.
The Las Vegas investigative journalist’s killing angered and rallied his co-workers, who helped police identify an elected official as the suspect.
The Clark County official accused of murdering investigative reporter Jeff German was arrested at his home after a fight with his wife, who hid in a room and called police.
It’s still hard for me to believe that I won’t ever talk to Jeff again about a story or trade gossip about a politician. It’s hard for me to think about how the city has lost one of its most important truth-tellers.