Nevada man pleads guilty to $6.1 million investor fraud scheme
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada man admitted in federal court Thursday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, defrauding victims of more than $6.1 million over six years. Mykalai Kontilai, 55, of…
Nevada Man Found Guilty of Threatening a Witness
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Las Vegas, Nevada, man was convicted of Obstructing Justice by Retaliating Against a Witness following a federal court trial held in Rapid City,…
Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp will buy lithium from ioneer Ltd’s Rhyolite Ridge mining project and use the metal to build…
Previously convicted sex offender from Nevada sentenced to 14 years in prison after failing to update sex offender registration
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Anthony Thompson was sentenced on July 26 to 14 years in prison. Thompson, 33, pleaded…
Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A Nevada man pleaded guilty today to felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His…
Northern Nevada Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Passenger And Interfering With Flight Crew Onboard An Aircraft En Route To Las Vegas
RENO, Nev. – A Gardnerville, Nev., resident was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to five years of probation, six months of home confinement, and restitution in the…
Nevada US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Has Endorsed the Remarkable Team at The Law Firm of Danziger & De Llano to Make Certain a Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma in Nevada Receives the Best Compensation Result
LAS VEGAS, June 21, 2022 — According to the Nevada US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate, “If your husband, dad or grandfather is a Navy Veteran who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma…
Mass Exodus: Nevada Dems Are Fleeing Their Party For The GOP
Mass Exodus: Nevada Dems Are Fleeing Their Party For The GOP Carl DeMarco on June 13, 2022 Thousands of Nevada Democrats have left their party and re-registered as Republicans and independents, turning…
Don’t mention inflation! A Nevada Democrat’s gamble in a tough election year
By Tim Reid LAS VEGAS – The campaign website of Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto does not mention the word “inflation.” Voters will not find it on her Twitter feed, or in any…
Federal Jury Convicts Nevada Man of Impeding and Threatening Federal Officers at the Port of Entry
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Monday, John Milton Lee, 62, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was found guilty by a federal jury of smuggling goods from the United States and impeding and threatening a…
Jason M. Frierson Sworn In As United States Attorney For The District Of Nevada
LAS VEGAS – Jason M. Frierson was sworn in today as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada. Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du administered the oath of office at…
Leader of Nevada City-Based Mortgage Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — James Christopher Castle, 57, formerly of Petaluma, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for a bank fraud scheme that sought to fraudulently eliminate home mortgages and then…
Las Vegas Police Investigating Trailer Park Stabbing Murder
LAS VEGAS, NV – Police in Las Vegas responded to an RV park on Boulder Highway Friday night at around 5:30 pm to find one man, in his 50s, with a serious…
Nevada Man Indicted In Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Check Scheme
LAS VEGAS – A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment Wednesday charging a Nevada man with using fraudulent checks to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. Michael Zeto, 76,…
Former Nevada Business Owner And Salesman Sentenced For Conspiring To Defraud The United States
LAS VEGAS – Two Nevada men were sentenced to prison today for conspiring to defraud the IRS. Saud Alessa was sentenced to 13 months in prison and Jeffrey Bowen was sentenced to…
Nevada Man Charged in Kidnapping Conspiracy
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on April 14, 2022, Aron Lee Ethridge, 41, of Henderson, Nevada was indicted on charges of participating in…
Nevada Man Admits Money Laundering and Tax Offenses Related to BitClub Network Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Nevada man today admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for BitClub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Gordon Brad Beckstead,…
Nevada Woman Pleads Guilty to Hiring Hitman on Dark Web to Kill Ex-Husband
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kristy Lynn Felkins, 37, of Fallon, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…
Nevada Man Pleads Guilty To Interference With Flight Crew Members And Assault Aboard Aircraft En Route To Las Vegas
RENO, Nev. – A Gardnerville, Nevada man pleaded guilty on Monday to interference with flight crew members and assault during a flight from Seattle to Las Vegas. Daniel A. Parkhurst (38) pleaded…
Nevada Man Convicted by Federal Jury of Fraud and Money Laundering
LOUISVILLE, KY – Last week, a federal jury convicted Robert J. Bondonno of Henderson, NV, a suburb of Las Vegas, for defrauding victims of investments money that was to be used for…
Nevada man gets 24 years for sexting, recording lewd acts with 13-year-old Jersey girl
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, and Jefferson Township Chief of Police Paul Castimore announce that Kelvin Briggs, age 64, formerly of Nevada,…
Viral Video Shows Kids Celebrating The End Of Forced Masking
About twenty young children celebrated the end of forced masking in Nevada school in a viral video shared Thursday. “Starting tomorrow we don’t have to wear masks anymore,” a woman behind the…
Nevada Gov. Sisolak Drops Mask Mandate Ahead Of ‘Toss-Up’ Gubernatorial Race
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak ended the state’s mask mandate Thursday ahead of a tight gubernatorial race. The Democrat justified his policy change in a lengthy Twitter thread, noting that daily COVID-19 cases…
NFL Pro Bowl running back arrested for assault in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – An NFL Pro Bowl running back was behind bars this weekend in the Clark County Detention Center after Las Vegas Metro Police Department officers were dispatched to a hospital…
Nine dead, including children, after a six-car crash in Las Vegas
By Kanishka Singh – Nine people died and six were injured after a six-car crash in north Las Vegas on Saturday when a Dodge Challenger traveling at a “high rate of speed”…
Nevada man charged with threatening state election worker
(Editor’s note: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive.) By Linda So – U.S. federal agents arrested a Nevada man for threatening a state election worker last year and…
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