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Nev. couple sentenced in Ore. welfare fraud case
An Oregon judge has sentenced a Nevada couple who received $229,000 in unjustified payments from state and county agencies and an insurance company. The Oregonian says (http://is.gd/VGh7Tf ) Lakisha Muhammad was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison while her husband, Donte Muhammad, received a three-year sentence. Clackamas County Circuit ...
California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million. California has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since it started selling them ...
Police shoot man who pulled out replica pistol
Police say a 29-year-old man was critically injured after pulling a pellet gun and being shot by police in downtown Las Vegas. Authorities say their confrontation with Miguel Alejandro Martinez happened about 1:30 a.m. Thursday near Charleston Boulevard and Bruce Street. Officials say trouble began Wednesday evening, when Martinez's roommate ...
OJ back in court; Day 4 of bid for new Vegas trial
The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court testified Thursday. Witness Malcolm LaVergne said that defense attorney Yale Galanter's conflict ...
Vegas lawyer pleads guilty in $3.6M mortgage fraud
A Las Vegas attorney accused of a mortgage fraud scheme that caused $3.6 million in losses has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge. Authorities say 54-year-old Stanley Walton pleaded Wednesday to conspiracy to commit bank, mail and wire fraud. He faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing Aug. ...
Study: Fewer Nevada kindergartners are overweight
Nevada kindergartners are less likely to fritter away long periods of time in front of a TV than in past years, and fewer of them are overweight or obese, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The report issued Thursday by the university's Nevada Institute ...
Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered ...
Murder charges sought for man in 5 Nevada deaths
Authorities in northern Nevada are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for killing five people, carjacking a newspaper deliveryman, and setting fire to an elderly couple's home all in a matter of hours. Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil said it appears Jeremiah Bean acted alone ...
Did Whittemore's money have strings attached?
Was it an offer they couldn't refuse from their multimillionaire boss doing the bidding for arguably the most powerful man in the U.S. Congress? Or did Harvey Whittemore's employees make voluntary contributions to Sen. Harry Reid because they trusted the ex-developer and once powerful lobbyist they knew as a generous ...
Man who fled before sentencing found in Nevada
A Spokane, Wash., man who fled in mid-April before he could be sentenced on federal child pornography counts was hospitalized in Nevada after shooting himself as sheriff's deputies closed in, officials said Wednesday. Authorities say Daniel Camp, 33, wrote self-published books describing children in sexual situations. He pleaded guilty last ...
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