Jeff German

Senior Investigative Reporter

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Ruse gets ‘flight risk’ pass to freedom: With concocted story, bribery suspect slips authorities’ grip; Thursday, June 26, 2008; A little leniency from a federal magistrate and a simple lie were all it took for an international defense contractor to elude justice in Las Vegas.
Metro has suspect in courthouse graffiti case: Thursday, June 26, 2008; It didn’t take long for the Metro Police gang unit to identify a suspect in the graffiti outbreak at the Regional Justice Center.
Crazy Horse Too sale depends on whether it can open in a week: Federal court hearing today to address liquor license deadline; Monday, June 23, 2008; After two years of failed efforts to sell the Crazy Horse Too, the fate of the notorious topless club — and the $29 million in debt that is supposed to paid off by the sale — remains uncertain heading into an 11th-hour showdown in federal court this afternoon.
Prosecutors happy to give feds first crack at Rezko: Corruption case sentencing takes precedence; Sunday, June 15, 2008; Clark County prosecutors aren’t in a hurry to get Chicago political insider Antoin “Tony” Rezko back to Las Vegas to face felony fraud charges stemming from his failure to pay $472,275 in Strip gambling debts.
Trial to tell whether money was theirs, bank’s: Branch managers allegedly stole it in China, lost $12 million in Vegas; Saturday, June 14, 2008; A federal racketeering trial stemming from the alleged embezzlement of $400 million from China’s state-run bank is delving into the secretive and high-powered world of Strip high rollers.
Courts, cops won’t abide in-your-face: Restroom graffiti at Justice Center sparks hunt; Wednesday, June 11, 2008; Even the tightly secured heart of the valley’s justice system is not safe from gang graffiti.
Lawsuit: Rizzolo is hiding millions: Friday, June 6, 2008; A Kansas City-area couple are suing former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo, alleging he is hiding assets that could be used to pay them $9 million he has owed them for more than a year.
Aryan Warriors threaten violence: Friday, June 6, 2008; The Aryan Warriors, a white supremacist gang facing federal racketeering charges in Las Vegas, have always been considered one of the state’s most violent criminal groups.
Lawyers argue over whether Desai waived right to silence: Tuesday, June 3, 2008; Dr. Dipak Desai and other physicians associated with the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada have threatened to assert their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination if forced to submit to early fact-finding depositions for a massive lawsuit in District Court.
Rezko hires attorney in attempt to stifle warrant: Lawyer will try to get DA to to drop charges for payments, sources say; Friday, May 30, 2008; Tony Rezko, an indicted Chicago political insider tied to Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama, has hired a high-profile Las Vegas attorney to try to quickly quash a warrant for his arrest in Clark County. The attorney, Richard Wright, declined to comment Thursday.