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Whittemore convicted of making unlawful campaign contributions to Reid

Harvey Whittemore, the former high-powered lobbyist who became a fixture in Nevada politics, was convicted Wednesday of unlawfully funneling more than $133,000 in campaign contributions to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Man sentenced in federal court for bank fraud

A man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for making false statements to a credit union to obtain a $7.5 million commercial real estate loan, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Nevada movement draws the line on human trafficking

A modern-day abolitionist movement that includes Las Vegas law enforcement officials, the state attorney general’s office, legislators and grass-roots activists wants to reclassify the pimps who dominate the world’s oldest profession as modern-day slave traders.

Police looking for suspected repeat bank robber

Police are looking for a man they believe was involved in four bank robberies from April 5 to May 28 in south Las Vegas.

North Las Vegas police search for a suspect in a May 18 violent assault

North Las Vegas police are searching for a suspect in a violent assault. A 46-year-old man was playing slot machines at a convenience store at about 1:30 p.m. May 18 when another man entered the store and repeatedly punched the man in the head. The victim suffered serious head injuries in the attack.

Endoscopy center nurse left job because of questionable practices

Dr. Dipak Desai, 63, and co-defendant, nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman, 65, entered their fourth week on trial Tuesday. They each face more than two dozen charges — including second-degree murder, criminal neglect of patients, theft and insurance fraud – in relation to a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak.