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Tokyo-Vegas Investment Chief Gets 50 Years in Huge Scheme
The former head of a Tokyo and Las Vegas investment firm was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for bilking thousands of Japanese victims in what prosecutors called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme that ranks among the largest-ever fraud cases in the U.S.
Read moreMGM May Pay $800 Million in Las Vegas Massacre Settlement
Casino giant MGM Resorts told federal regulators Thursday it might pay up to $800 million to settle liability lawsuits stemming from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas — the deadliest in modern U.S. history.
Read moreNice Watch
A married couple brought a federal complaint against Sun Timepiece Trade LLC, of Las Vegas, saying they paid $235,640 for two Rolex Rainbow Daytona watches that they never received.
Read moreElon Musk Pitches Transit Tunnel System for Las Vegas
Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s dream of an express tunnel transit system could become a reality in Las Vegas after major setbacks in other cities.
Read moreLas Vegas Police Seeking Soccer Star’s DNA in Rape Case
Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman’s allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009 and paid her to keep quiet, the soccer star’s lawyer and Las Vegas police said Thursday.
Read morePolice Killing
U.S. Marshal Brian Montana told Las Vegas police officers that Keith Childress Jr. was wanted for murder, though he was not, and police shot him to death though he was unarmed, relatives of the man say in a federal complaint.
Read moreLas Vegas Bump Stock Class Action Dismissed
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against bump stock manufacturer Slide Fire yesterday, finding that it couldn’t be held liable for casualties in the massacre at last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.
Read moreVegas Shooting Report Says Radios, Responders Were Overwhelmed
Communications were snarled and police, fire and medical responders were overwhelmed by 911 calls, false reports and the number of victims during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to a report released Monday by U.S. and local authorities.
Read moreSheriff: No Motive, No 2nd Shooter in Las Vegas Massacre
More than 10 months after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police say they are closing their investigation without answering the key question: What drove a gunman to unleash a hail of gunfire that killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more?
Read moreVegas Shooting Victims Blast MGM Lawsuits Against Them
Survivors of the mass shooting at an outdoor Las Vegas country music festival this past fall say a pre-emptive lawsuit filed against them by the hotel where the shooter set up is forcing them to relive the tragedy.
Read moreExperts: MGM Suit Against Shooting Victims a Potential PR Firestorm
Over the last week, MGM Resorts International has filed lawsuits against hundreds of victims of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, claiming it’s protected from victim lawsuits thanks to a law passed after Sept. 11 that limits liability in terror attacks. But experts say in addition to the obvious public relations problems, MGM’s “novel” legal strategy was never meant for situations like this.
Read moreOfficer’s Hesitation During Vegas Shooting Prompts Review
A veteran police officer’s self-described freeze in a Las Vegas hotel hallway while a gunman fired on an outdoor concert crowd is prompting a review of whether lives could have been saved if officers had acted faster to stop the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history.
Read moreCaesars Workers in Las Vegas Approve New Contract Deal
Housekeepers, bartenders and other unionized workers at Las Vegas casino-resorts operated by Caesars Entertainment approved a new five-year contract, ending the possibility of a strike at those properties.
Read morePolice Killing
Las Vegas Metro Police officers, one of whom has been criminally charged, choked Tashii Brown to death without cause in May 2017, his mother claims in Clark County Court.
Read moreLas Vegas Police Sued for Refusing to Release Tupac Files
In a case that its attorney is calling “historical,” The Center for Investigative Reporting sued the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for refusing to hand over records and documents related to the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Read moreRegulators Weigh Request to Remove Wynn From Casino License
Massachusetts gambling regulators are considering Wynn Resorts’ request to remove Steve Wynn’s name from its state casino license as the company founder faces numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
Read moreIllusionist Copperfield Takes Stand in Tourist Injury Case
David Copperfield testified Wednesday that he didn’t know until he was sued that a British tourist claimed to have been seriously injured while taking part in an illusion during a performance on the Las Vegas Strip in 2013.
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