The pay ratio of the top boss to the typical employee shot past 100-to-1 at several companies with sizable holdings in Southern Nevada, including casino operators.
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Financial markets were rattled last year when some big banks shut down. But about 15 years ago, lenders across Nevada and the U.S. closed at a rapid clip.
In 2022, 47 employees with the city of Mesquite took home more than $100,000 in wages each.
Buolder City puts the brakes on growth, and its population barely budged over the past decade or so. Nonetheless, city government has spent millions more on its workforce in recent years.
Brendan Keating’s investment firm acquired several properties that his brokerage firm was hired to shop around.
Steve Hill, head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, earned a salary of roughly $447,600 in 2022.
Lewis Jordan, executive director of the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, earned more than $257,000 in base pay in 2022.
Nevada attorneys made big promises when they pushed for a change to probate law more than a decade ago.
A cottage industry of private administrators, real estate agents, house-flippers and others cashed in on homes across Southern Nevada after the owners died.
Eli Segall’s top investigative stories included real estate scams and a tribal nation’s big-money land deals on the Strip that didn’t sit well with everyone back home.
Attorneys for the accused say federal law enforcement has opened a criminal probe of the alleged Ponzi-like scheme.
WeedGenics claimed to have facilities in Nevada and California that U.S. financial regulators say didn’t exist.
Jim Marsh has dealt with scams in his business, but recently a scammer tried to fraudulently sell land he owns in Colorado.
The Three Affiliated Tribes acquired 23 acres along Las Vegas Boulevard, but some tribal citizens believe money could be better spent on the reservation.
Scam artists find out about pending sales and try to get the proceeds diverted to their accounts, the FBI said.
The notion of selling someone’s property without them knowing might seem far-fetched, but attempting the scam isn’t difficult.
Experts say the legislation to close the transfer tax loophole will not result in a significant increase in the payments.
Nevada lawmakers are looking to close a loophole that has let casinos and other big property owners avoid paying transfer taxes.