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Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census,the population was 2,265,461. Most of the county population resides in the Las Vegas Census County Divisions,which hold 2,196,623 people as of the 2020 Census,across 435 square miles (1,130 km2). It is by far the most populous county in Nevada,and the 11th most populous county in the United States. It covers 7% of the state's land area but holds 73% of the state's population,making Nevada the most centralized state in the United States.
Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,the first representative elected from the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada.
Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito were former New York City Police Department (NYPD) detectives who committed various illegal activities on behalf of the Five Families of the American Mafia,principally the Lucchese and Gambino crime families. The two subsequently became known as the "Mafia Cops".
Irwin Allen Schiff was an American libertarian and tax resistance advocate known for writing and promoting literature in which he argued that the way in which the income tax in the United States is enforced upon individuals as a tax on one's time or wages,is illegal and unconstitutional. Judges in several civil and criminal cases ruled in favor of the federal government and against Schiff. As a result of these judicial rulings Schiff was in a hospital prison serving a sentence of 162 months at the time of his death.
High Desert State Prison is a state prison in unincorporated Clark County,Nevada,near Indian Springs,northwest of Las Vegas. It is the largest institution of the Nevada Department of Corrections and the newest,having opened on September 1,2000. It has a capacity of 4,176.
Lorraine T. Hunt is an American businesswoman,former politician and entertainer who served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007.
Operation G-Sting,also called Strippergate,and referencing the G-String costume often worn by strippers and showgirls,was an FBI investigation into bribes and unreported campaign contributions taken by Clark County Commissioners in Clark County,Nevada and city council members in San Diego,California. These bribes were from the same lobbyist,representing two sets of strip clubs,and was the result of strip club owners Rick Rizzolo and Mike Galardi trying to remove local "no touch" laws affecting the girls in their clubs.
The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County,Nevada,providing services to the unincorporated areas. Its offices are located at the Clark County Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas.
Myrna Torme Williams was an American politician. Her career extended from 1985 to 2007 and included ten years in the Nevada Assembly,as well as twelve years in the local government of Clark County,which encompasses the city of Las Vegas. She was a member of the Democratic Party.
Erin Leigh Callin Kenny is a former Democratic politician from Nevada.
State of Nevada v. Orenthal James Simpson,et al,Case Number:07C237890-4. was a criminal case prosecuted in 2007–2008 in the U.S. state of Nevada,primarily involving the retired American football player O. J. Simpson.
Mary J. Kincaid-Chauncey is a former Democratic politician from Nevada. Kincaid-Chauncey served on the Clark County Commission until she was defeated for reelection and subsequently convicted of federal corruption charges.
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,the Internal Revenue Service,and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014.
Floyd Roland Lamb was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Nevada Senate from 1956 to 1983. From 1946 to 1956,Lamb joined the Lincoln County Commission until he was elected to the senate.
Robert Charles Janiszewski is an American former Democratic Party politician who served as county executive of Hudson County,New Jersey,from 1988 to 2001. In 2002 he pleaded guilty to taking more than $100,000 in bribes,and in 2005 was sentenced to 41 months in prison,despite cooperating with federal investigators. He was the highest-ranking elected official in state history ever to work undercover for the FBI.
This list contains incidents of misconduct that have resulted in a conviction,confession,plea bargain or some sort of administrative disciplinary action taken against a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Excluded are allegations and lawsuits that have not been adjudicated.
Kirstin Blaise Lobato is a Nevada woman who was exonerated for the July 2001 murder and mutilation of Duran Bailey,a homeless man from St. Louis who was living in Las Vegas at the time of his death. At her first trial in May 2002,she was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced from 40 to 100 years in prison. In a 2006 retrial,she was convicted of the lesser charges of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 13 to 45 years. Lobato's case gained significant notoriety due to the publication of new evidence,which some believe points to her innocence of the crime.
Since 2002,there have been various housing proposals for Blue Diamond Hill,located in rural Clark County,Nevada. The proposed site is located west of Las Vegas,near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The Blue Diamond Mine has operated on the land since the 1920s,but the property otherwise remains vacant. Each of the proposed housing projects have received some opposition from environmentalists,citing concerns about the impact that such a project would have on the surrounding area.
Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and banker who was the first African American to serve in the Nevada Assembly. A Republican,he served from 1966 to 1972 representing part of Clark County,Nevada. He later served on the Clark County Commission.
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- ↑ "Assemblyman Herrera". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
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- ↑ "G-String: Galardi Names Politicians on His Payroll". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ FORMER CLARK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FEDERAL CORRUPTION CONVICTIONS Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Former officials poles apart
- ↑ "Former County Commissioners Begin Serving Prison Terms". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ G-String: Former Clark County Commissioners Are Sentenced
- ↑ Dario Herrera, Erin Kenny returning to Las Vegas after stays in prison