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David Ferrara

Reporter: Federal Court

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.

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Las Vegas federal judge makes room for appointee

A federal judge who presided over trial in the largest homeowner association fraud and corruption case in Nevada is stepping aside to make room for a new presidential appointee, court officials announced Wednesday.

Las Vegas man pleads guilty to abuse of adopted girls

A Las Vegas mand pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse with substantial bodily harm Wednesday, while his wife, the author of a book critical of Child Protective Services, faces trial for alleged torture of the couple’s three adopted daughters.

 
Teen accused of rape was disciplined for sexual deviancy at age 9

Maysen Melton, accused of raping four high school classmates and sexually harassing others, had been disciplined for sexual deviancy as early as February 2011, when he was a 9-year-old student at Bracken Elementary School, prosecutors said in court papers filed this week.