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Secretary of State Investigation

Nevada lawmakers react to secretary of state’s weak business safeguards

State lawmakers want to take action to combat the filing of fake business documents with the Nevada secretary of state in response to a Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation that found the agency’s weak safeguards allow scammers to take over businesses and exploit their assets.

Nevada Secretary of State doesn’t disclose pension income

Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, who is charged with policing statements that disclose the income of elected officials, failed to report her own pension income of about $11,000 over the past two years.