Jeff German

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Madoff clients have kindred spirits here: Nevada scandal also involves alleged deception, paining investors further; Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009; The $50 billion investment scandal involving longtime Wall Street stalwart Bernard Madoff is getting plenty of play in the national media.
Still serving sentence, but at home: Former Clark County commissioner is released from halfway house for last two months of term; Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009; John Casale, director of the Las Vegas Community Corrections Center, says Former Clark County Commissioner Mary Kincaid-Chauncey is not getting any special treatment.
Six questions for Conrad Hafen, Chief Deputy Attorney General: Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008; Chief Deputy Attorney General Conrad Hafen has kept a higher profile lately prosecuting public officials.
Some see tipping point for crime in parolee overload: Friday, Dec. 19, 2008; To protect the public, the justice system is supposed to clamp down on parolees and probationers as soon as they stray from the straight and narrow. But the odds of success get worse as the tally of cases assigned to each parole and probation officer goes up.
Liver transplant sought for gang leader: Lawyers say prison conditions caused illness; Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008; As Federal prosecutors consider the death penalty for jailed Aryan Warriors leader Ronald “Joey” Sellers, attorneys for the white supremacist say he will die if he doesn't get a liver transplant soon.
Gibbons gets powder scare letter in Vegas; Carson City package suspicious: Officials also investigated anonymous threat at courthouse; Friday, Dec. 12, 2008; The Las Vegas office of Gov. Jim Gibbons received a letter from Texas Friday morning with a white powdery substance similar to letters sent to governors in more than a dozen states, a top state official confirmed. This afternoon, Carson City also received a suspicious envelope.
Lawyer challenges appointed judge’s term limit: Friday, Dec. 12, 2008; A constitutional debate has erupted over whether recently appointed Family Court Judge Robert Teuton must step down on Jan. 5.
U.S. government angling to join skin industry — briefly, reluctantly: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008; The U.S. Marshals Service has hired one of the valley’s most politically connected law firms — Kummer, Kaempfer, Bonner, Renshaw & Ferrario — to help it get liquor and exotic dance permits from the city to run the Crazy Horse Too.
Retiree hopes to salvage Pahrump investment: Man who trusted developer with $1.54 million is creditor in bankruptcy court case; Monday, Dec. 8, 2008; Like hundreds of others, Dennis London thought he was set for life when he invested his life savings with Pahrump developer Hans Seibt.
Why Krolicki case isn’t open and shut: Experts say jurors may be reluctant to convict unless evidence points to criminal motive, personal gain; Friday, Dec. 5, 2008; Winning a conviction in the criminal case against Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki apparently isn’t as simple as it seems -- or at least, as simple as prosecutors portray it.