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Ex-Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow pleads guilty in fraud case

Former Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow pleaded guilty to a felony wire fraud charge for misusing campaign funds in 2015 Barlow admitted in federal court to using campaign funds for personal use during his 2015 re-election campaign FBI agents raided Barlow’s home and issued subpoenas for financial records, including dealings with political consultant Roxann McCoy Barlow’s campaign paid McCoy and Aspire Consulting Group roughly $30,000 in 2015 U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon scheduled Barlow’s sentencing for May 31 Barlow has agreed to pay about $66,000 in restitution and could face prison time

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