Sigal Chattah

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In August 2025 following a child sex predator sting operation, Tom Alexandrovich, a senior Israeli government official, was arrested, accused of soliciting sexual acts from a minor in Chattah's jurisdiction; he was released on bail and returned to Israel. Chattah wrote a post on X blaming "a liberal district attorney and state court judge" for not confiscating Alexandrovich's passport. [23] Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, to whom Chattah's X post referred, disputed Chattah's post as "a rant with false claims" and challenged her fitness to serve. [24] Following the controversy, Axios reported that some criticism of Chattah, such as by Candace Owens, included references to her Israeli origin. [25]

References

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  2. Lacanlale, Rio (October 19, 2022). "Nevada attorney general race pits reform-minded incumbent against 'tough-on-crime' GOP lawyer". Reno Gazette-Journal .
  3. Hill, Jessica (June 9, 2022). "Get to know the prime contenders in Southern Nevada's midterm primary races". Las Vegas Weekly .
  4. 1 2 Thompson, James (April 2, 2025). "Attorney Sigal Chattah Assumes Role as Interim U.S. Attorney for Nevada District". Hoodline .
  5. Haas, Greg (March 28, 2025). "State Republicans say Sigal Chattah nominated for Nevada U.S. Attorney post". 8NewsNow .
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  9. Appleton, Rory (March 17, 2021). "Chattah cites COVID restrictions in campaign against Ford for AG". Las Vegas Review-Journal .
  10. Gentry, Dana (May 20, 2022). "Chattah, Black spar in Republican AG primary". Nevada Current.
  11. "Nevada GOP picks Las Vegas lawyer to try to unseat Democratic AG". FOX 5 Vegas . June 15, 2022.
  12. Dentzer, Bill (February 11, 2022). "AG candidate, in feud with former ally, says text not racist, leaked to damage her". Las Vegas Review-Journal .
  13. Hagar, Ray (July 28, 2022). "AG Ford calls remark by GOP's Chattah 'racist,' won't debate her before Nevada election". Reno Gazette-Journal .
  14. Roberts, Alyssa (November 10, 2022). "Attorney General Aaron Ford issues victory statement in 2022 re-election campaign against Sigal Chattah". Channel 13 .
  15. Shuham, Matt (14 November 2022). "Nevada Democrat Defeats Right-Wing Culture Warrior to Win Second Term as AG". HuffPost . Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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  17. Hill, Jessica (January 16, 2023). "Sigal Chattah is new national rep to the Republican National Committee". Las Vegas Review-Journal .
  18. Birenbaum, Gabby (March 28, 2025). "Trump names GOP attorney Sigal Chattah as interim U.S. attorney for Nevada". The Nevada Independent .
  19. Chouinard, Kyle (March 28, 2025). "Sigal Chattah named interim US attorney for Nevada". Las Vegas Sun .
  20. Birenbaum, Gabby; Neugeboren, Eric; Aldrete, Isabella (April 5, 2025). "Sigal Chattah blurs conflict of interest lines by continuing political activity as new U.S. attorney". The Nevada Independent .
  21. 1 2 Aldrete, Isabella (29 July 2025). "Trump extends Sigal Chattah's term as US attorney despite opposition from Nevada senators". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  22. 1 2 Lynch, Sarah N. (29 July 2025). "Trump administration seeks to keep US Attorneys in place before court can act". Reuters. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  23. Dillon, Akiya; Brigham, Noble (19 August 2025). "Under attack by U.S. attorney, DA says Israeli official's child sex sting bail was 'standard'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  24. Brigham, Noble (20 August 2025). "'Often confused and often irresponsible': Wolfson fires back at Chattah's criticism of Israeli official's release in child sex case". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  25. Axelrod, Tal (2025-08-20). "MAGA erupts after Israeli official charged in child sex ring flees U.S." Axios. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
Sigal Chattah
United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
Acting
Assumed office
April 1, 2025
Interim: April 1, 2025 – July 29, 2025