Las Vegas Sands Corp. had a “businessman’s deal” of what one-time consultant Richard Suen had to accomplish in Macau to earn a success fee, but never put it into a written contract, former President and Chief Operating Officer William Weidner testified in court Thursday.
After three days of sometimes tedious testimony reconstructing who knew what and when, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. sanctions hearing closed on an emotional note.
In a pointed remark from the bench on Tuesday, Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez hinted that she is not buying the defense erected by Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China Ltd. to fend off penalties for their conduct in a case brought by former top executive Steven Jacobs.
