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Vegas discrimination lawsuit could be headed to arbitration

Black laborers were lured onto job sites with the promise of substantial new job contracts and deprived of pay for work performed, according to a lengthy discrimination lawsuit that could soon be headed to arbitration.

Gunman killed by police at Henderson hotel identified

A gunman shot and killed by police when he “engaged” them at a Henderson hotel Saturday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Man remains in jail 6 years without conviction

A Clark County grand jury refused to indict Warren McClinton and a jury acquitted him on a charge of sexual assault six years later.

Police conducted wiretaps in Assembly extortion probe

Las Vegas police conducted secret court-approved wiretaps during their investigation into an attempted extortion plot against Nevada Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards, a police affidavit unsealed Friday disclosed.

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Ex-Henderson woman gets 51 months in real estate fraud case

A former Henderson woman has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison in a $1.5 million real estate scheme that used $232,000 of the ill-gotten gains to pay restitution in a state criminal theft case.

North Las Vegas tax return preparer agrees to injunction

A federal judge has barred a North Las Vegas woman and her business from preparing federal tax returns that involve foreign earned income, the Justice Department announced today.

 
Thieves make off with $200K in ‘Crazy Girls’ property

Just days after “Crazy Girls” wrapped its 28-year run at the now-closed Riviera, more than $200,000 worth of the show’s lingerie, stage clothes, computers and lights have been reported stolen.

Police: Man shot by Metro cop was armed, running away

A man shot by a Las Vegas police officer this past week during a burglary investigation was running away from the officer and was armed with an unloaded pistol when the cop fired, Metro said Tuesday.

Teacher arrested for child molestation has history of sex abuse

Prosecutor Jacqueline Bluth told a North Las Vegas judge that Jeremiah Mazo, 54, faced child molestation charges in June 2008 that were dismissed and sealed after he completed “requirements.”

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