The largest meth bust in Nevada history netted 208 pounds of the drug equaling $5.7 million in street value. Officers also seized 4 pounds of heroin, $280,000 in cash and nine vehicles.
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 15-month prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal sportsbook out of a Strip casino.
His defense attorney said the prosecution’s case has holes. A prosecutor said the suspect’s car contained the “literal smoking gun.”
Her lawyer said she is currently serving a sentence for Medicaid fraud in the Arizona prison system.
A judge dismissed the misdemeanor charge after determining that Tarek El Moussa met the appropriate requirements, which included finishing an anger management course.
An Israeli government official was arrested in a multi-agency operation that targeted alleged “child sex predators” in the Las Vegas Valley earlier this month, according to international media reports.
A prosecutor said the suspect lived with Jesus Ayala, one of the teens accused of killing a retired police chief in a 2023 hit-and-run crash.
She is expected to serve a stipulated sentence of 18 years to life, with credit for the time she has been in custody, according to the lawyer.
The ACLU of Nevada’s director said the organization has filed records requests in an attempt to see if the Nevada DMV was working with immigration authorities.
Devonte Jackson, 29, is accused of using a handgun and stealing more than $300,000 from an armored truck outside a Las Vegas bank.
The shooting stemmed from a dispute over the teen’s electronics access, court records indicate.
