A stripper with an admitted heroin addiction was one of many witnesses who testified before the grand jury that indicted Las Vegas police Detective Lawrence Rinetti Jr.
David Ferrara
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David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
About a month after eight members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club were acquitted, federal prosecutors on Friday dropped all charges against each of their co-defendants, except one.
A 47-year-old Las Vegas man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Dina Titus faces federal charges, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
Ron Israel is hoping to retain his seat on the Clark County District Court bench in a judicial primary against attorneys Jim Cavanaugh and Alexandra McLeod.
A Las Vegas man is accused of using his job at a drug testing facility to take bribes from people on federal probation, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
A Las Vegas law firm filed a class-action lawsuit against China over the coronavirus outbreak, alleging that the country tried to cover up the severity of the virus.
Nevada’s U.S. Attorney and FBI director issued a joint warning Monday about various fraud schemes surfacing in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
A court order issued Monday closed the Clark County District Court clerk’s offices to in-person filings.
With most of the Regional Justice Center vacant, all Las Vegas Justice Court cases were heard Friday in one courtroom.
A high-ranking director with the Las Vegas police union and a veteran Las Vegas detective were indicted Thursday on felony charges.
Nevada U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich on Wednesady appointed a special prosecutor to lead coronavirus fraud investigations.
In a nearly empty courtroom, Daniel Lopez was sentenced to between 4½ and 15 years behind bars for killing his roommate in January 2019.
Starting Friday, all inmates in Las Vegas with District Court hearings are expected to appear via video conferencing, the order signed by Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell stated.
Las Vegas Justice Court and Municipal Court traffic customer service counters were closed Tuesday in yet another effort to stave off the spread of the new coronavirus.
Efforts to enforce social distancing slowed entrance to the Regional Justice Center on Tuesday, despite a monthlong suspension of jury trials.
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