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Some Nevada politicians accepted thousands of dollars worth of gifts in 2011, including tickets, clothing and travel accommodations, according to financial disclosure statements filed with the secretary of state. Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto reported accepting $13,561 in gifts, including $2,265 in tickets to the Anderson Silva-Vito Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki topped that, accepting gifts of $15,582, including $520 in Boston Red Sox tickets and more than $10,000 to attend state-related business meetings in China.
Lawyer Kermitt Waters has filed a lawsuit challenging a state law limiting petitions to a single subject, with a goal of then circulating a petition that would change taxation and how money is spent by the Legislature. “This will fix the road problems in our state and provide plenty of money for school teachers,” Waters said.
A month after pleading guilty to battery-domestic violence, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he “absolutely” did not kick or punch the mother of three of his children in 2010. Mayweather took a plea deal to end Las Vegas criminal cases that have netted him thousands of dollars in fines, 100 hours of community service, a year of counseling sessions and a yet-to-be-served 90-day jail sentence.