The 40-year-old man pleaded guilty in connection with an internet sex trafficking sting — for the second time in four years.
Glen Meek
Fromer Federal Courts Reporter
Justin Venegas, 40, of Las Vegas was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury and made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Cam Ferenbach.
Although Marty Clark, 34, of Las Vegas, was originally charged with arson, he pleaded guilty in June to a lesser charge of depredation of government property.
Prosecutors said it appeared that the 42-year-old defendant was “likely targeted as a straw buyer to feed his drug habit.”
Authorities say Vincent Okoye obtained nearly two dozen unemployment benefit debit cards from the states of Nevada and Arizona using stolen identities.
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.
Amie Kamara was indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas on Wednesday. She is charged with two counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods.
A man accused of scamming investors in a sports betting scheme pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to federal charges in the case.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is suing the city of Las Vegas and the Fremont Street experience over a curfew the organization calls “unconstitutional”.
A federal judge has dismissed claims that the state of Nevada and some sexually oriented businesses violated the 13th Amendment by promoting sexual servitude.
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