Federal prosecutors called a series of witnesses to testify Thursday about donations in former Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore’s wire fraud trial.
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Sean Lucero faces charges of theft and oppression under the color of office. Metro accused him of making ill-gotten cash deposits totaling $37,160.
Residents in a Spring Valley neighborhood shot and killed a man suspected of trying to break into their house Thursday morning, according to Metro.
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled.
Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday opposing Robert Telles’ request for an evidentiary hearing to clarify statements jurors made in news reporters, after Telles was found guilty of murdering Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
A police report confirms gruesome details of how the dismembered body of 31-year-old “Fantasy” dancer Deborah Flores-Narvaez was found in two tubs filled with concrete. The man accused in her death told police the slaying was “a heat of the moment thing that happened.”
As head of the federal public defender’s office in Nevada, Franny Forsman has spent her career passionately opposing capital punishment and advocating for those on death row.
Justice Department prosecutors from Washington have taken over the investigation into allegations of massive fraud within Las Vegas-area homeowners associations. Attorneys with the Criminal Division’s Fraud and Public Integrity Sections have been in Las Vegas for about a month, sources said.
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Residents in a Spring Valley neighborhood shot and killed a man suspected of trying to break into their house Thursday morning, according to Metro.
Five of the 11 alleged motorcycle gang members recently indicted on racketeering charges appeared in District Court on Wednesday.
A man is suspected in 29 burglaries in the Spring Mountain Road corridor since June, Las Vegas police said.
Prosecutors allege that Fiore raised tens of thousands of dollars for a statue of fallen Metropolitan Police Department officer Alyn Beck, but spent it on herself and her daughter’s wedding.