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- ↑ "Las Vegas Review-Journal".
- ↑ SEPT. 7, 2004 PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - Clark County, NV, Election Department Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ G-Sting: Galardi Names Politicians on His Payroll
- ↑ FORMER CLARK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FEDERAL CORRUPTION CONVICTIONS Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Las Vegas Review-Journal".
- ↑ Former County Commissioners Begin Serving Prison Terms
- ↑ "G-Sting: Former Clark County Commissioners Are Sentenced". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ↑ "Inmate Locator".