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A 31-year-old woman was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison by a federal judge on Jan. 9, following her guilty plea in connection with what authorities described as a scheme to steal money from timeshare owners. The woman, who used to own a telemarketing...

Due to attempted fraud of her employer's workers' compensation insurer, a woman from Maryland was sentenced on Nov. 10 to two and a half years in a Nevada prison, according to state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.The woman began her fraudulent litigation...

A pair of Las Vegas nightclubs are accusing the Tropicana Las Vegas of hiring three of their former executives to work for the casino's new club in violation of the executives' employment contracts. The clubs, Chateau and Gallery, have filed a breach-of-contract...

A man who used social media websites to sell allegedly fraudulent investment items is facing federal charges, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced. The SEC investigation into the investment advisor's activities shows how difficult it can be to...

In our Dec. 14 blog post, we discussed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Las Vegas-area tour company by the relatives of two of the victims of a Dec. 7 helicopter crash. Now the family of the other couple killed in the incident, the Washington Post is...

A foreclosure processing company being sued by Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's office for fraud is claiming that its due process rights are being violated in the suit. The company, Lender Processing Services Inc., says that Masto violated Nevada law...

A ruling from the 9th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals could have implications for similar copyright infringement lawsuits between entertainment industry companies and video-hosting websites. The appellate court ruled against plaintiff UMG Recording, a music...

A former walk-on for the University of Notre Dame football team whose story of determination inspired millions settled charges filed against him by the Securities and Exchange Commission for nearly $400,000 on Dec. 16. Federal investigators had accused Daniel "Rudy"...

Las Vegas residents may recall seeing advertisements promoting Station Casinos' chain of sports books in 2009. The ad, which can be seen in the article linked below, showed a female model in a skimpy top and shorts holding a hot dog and a squeeze bottle of ketchup....

The families of a newlywed couple who were killed in an accident while riding in a helicopter operated by a Las Vegas sightseeing company have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the company, the Las Vegas Sun is reporting. The husband and wife were two of the...