2019

Vegas Incompetence and Corruption Extends To The Medical Profession

It’s not just lawyers, politicians, and their appointed hacks who display incompetence and corruption in Las Vegas, Clark County, and the State of Nevada. We had occasion to visit the new Henderson Hospital ER on St. Rose Pkwy yesterday. After a long wait we met the doctor on duty.  For a variety of reasons, we …

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Federal Leadership And Gun Crime Enforcement In Las Vegas – Part II

The Fight Against Gun Crime In Las Vegas Amid the flood of headlines reporting the latest horrific gun violence in our country, United States Attorney Nicholas Trutanich recently committed to take the lead for Nevada in the Department of Justice’s announced reinvigoration of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). “Project Safe Neighborhoods is one of the most …

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Las Vegas True Crime! Ripped From The Headlines! (But Is It? Really?)

Press coverage of crime stories in Las Vegas can be curious, even inscrutable.  Or worse. Here is an example from just this week: “How Did A Man Rob A Las Vegas Casino For $500K And Get Away With It?” blared the internet iteration of this dramatic “True Crime” tale! https://news3lv.com/news/local/how-did-a-man-rob-a-las-vegas-casino-for-500k-and-get-away-with-it Another sensational, harrowing story of mayhem …

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Federal Leadership And Gun Crime Enforcement In Las Vegas – Part 1

Leadership and Morale As I sat in retirement, complacently musing about nothing in particular, something on the TV caught my attention: a live press conference regarding the federal criminal case against former Nevada Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson. Mr. Atkison had just pled guilty to federal wire fraud and admitted misusing nearly $250,000 in campaign funds. …

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Update on Brian Wright

This fine fellow Wright, he of the Tupac t-shirt, was the subject of a recent entry herein. Therefore, no reason to belabor the procedural history – or histrionics – of his case. Suffice to say, his crimes, and antics, recently earned him a 27 year sentence in a federal prison tbd (to be designated – …

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Justice Served In Las Vegas: Brian Wright, The U.S. Attorney And The UFC

Justice Delayed – Still Sweet In early 2016, a convicted felon named Brian Wright was facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison for masterminding a string of armed robberies which netted $1.1 million worth of jewelry. Then, suddenly, the April 25 trial date for Wright and co-defendant Danielle Perreira was vacated. U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon ripped into the federal prosecutors handling the case for discovery …

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