University Medical Center defends the $115,200-a-year contract of an influential doctor, but the public hospital can’t document cases he has reviewed.
Investigations
Financial markets were rattled last year when some big banks shut down. But about 15 years ago, lenders across Nevada and the U.S. closed at a rapid clip.
Five employees at the Southern Nevada Water Authority and sister agency Las Vegas Valley Water District cashed out more than $100,000 in sick and vacation leave pay in 2022.
The Henderson City Council will decide whether to impose additional record fees on April 16, but experts say the fees can be a barrier to disclosure.
The FBI is investigating whether state Sen. Dina Neal used her influence to secure federal money for a friend.
Scam artists find out about pending sales and try to get the proceeds diverted to their accounts, the FBI said.
The notion of selling someone’s property without them knowing might seem far-fetched, but attempting the scam isn’t difficult.
The Clark County School District renewed the teacher’s contract weeks after receiving a complaint about him, records show.
A federal grand jury indictment charged Dr. David James Smith with conspiring to manufacture and distribute controlled substances and healthcare fraud.
Capt. David Boruchowitz was the focus of Review-Journal investigations last year, and the FBI raided the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in August.
A secret memo alleges that Maureen Schafer, who was chief of staff at the UNLV medical school in 2017, repeatedly harassed, discriminated against and intimidated staff.
Jeff German was posthumously awarded the prestigious Don Bolles Medal at the national Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Orlando, Florida.
Jeff Wells repeatedly tried to get his son a job with the Clark County district attorney’s office when he was being terminated from the public defender’s office.
The Metropolitan Police Department said its Internal Affairs Bureau Accountability Report was no longer produced because it did not suit its business needs.
Eli Segall won an Excellence in Financial Journalism Award from the New York Society of CPAs and a National Headliner Award for public service.