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Judge ends 4 year
long trial
Feds
"approve" questionable Crazy Horse buyer
"Mr. Rizzolo has a good name in the
community." - Clark County District
Court Judge Nancy M. Saitta, 03/15/2001
“I've
been deeply troubled
by the drift in court decisions which favor the powerful over the
rights of ordinary citizens,” - Nevada Supreme Court
Justice Nancy M. Saitta, 02/04/2007
"This is a prime
venue grossing millions a year. We got selected by U.S. Marshalls (sp)
to
take over after 3 months of review. Comes with Liquor License." -
The
Mortgage Broker, Inc., 10/17/2007
INSIDE VEGAS by Steve Miller
AmericanMafia.com
October 22, 2007
LAS
VEGAS - This is the eleventh hour for the
blood soaked Crazy Horse Too. We'll know the fate of the now shuttered
strip joint
by January 1, 2008, but in the meantime several unusual documents have
surfaced that pique my curiosity as to whether the bar is destined to
again fall into the hands of La Cosa Nostra interests with the help of
a compromised judge and exhausted federal officials.
Judge finally opens 4
year old wrongful
death lawsuit file
After
four
years of being
falsely listed as "Jury trial in progress
- access denied;" after four years of my prodding to get
the judge to open the case for public scrutiny; and after the
filing of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS by an attorney who is taking over the case
for the plaintiff, the complete court
file in the
beating death case of Scott David Fau was finally opened on
October 4, 2007 - four years after the jury rendered its verdict.
District
Court On-Line Case Inquiry as it appeared from January
14, 2003
until October
3, 2007:
Last
Name |
Fau
|
First
Name |
Camille
|
MI
|
|
Case
Number |
Filed
Date |
Case
Name |
Status |
97-A-376484-C |
07/30/1997 |
Jury Trial in progress - Access Denied |
CLOSED |
|
|
|
|
The denial of access to this file may have been by design. The case
history of the
highly questioned
wrongful death case involving the death of a long haul trucker at the
hands of four Crazy Horse Too bouncers had been unavailable before and
after the
presiding judge's successful campaign for a seat on the Nevada Supreme
Court. The election occurred several years after the controversial
verdict, a verdict that if scrutinized could have ruined Nancy
M. Saitta's chances of winning the coveted seat on our state's highest
court.
Why would a trial that ended in 2003 be listed as "TRIAL ENDS" four
years later on 10/04/07? What did the judge have to hide by denying
reporters and attorneys access to her court's records?
District
Court On-Line Case Inquiry, 10/04/2007:
Case |
97-A-376484-C |
|
Status |
CLOSED |
Plaintiff |
Fau, Camille |
Attorney |
Pike, Randall H.
|
Defendant |
Crazy Horse Too |
Attorney |
Stephenson,
Marsha L. |
Judge |
Saitta, Nancy M |
Dept. |
18
|
|
Filed Date |
Description |
Performed |
10/04/2007 |
TRIAL
ENDS |
10/04/2007 |
05/09/2006 |
CERTIFICATE OF DISPOSAL OF EXHIBITS |
|
|
For Fau, Camille |
|
|
Filed By State of Nevada |
1 page |
type "Fau" in "Last Name," type "Camille" in "First Name.
There you'll read how all of Rizzolo's "MOTIONS IN LIMINE" or
"on the door step" were arbitrarily granted at the last minute by Judge
Saitta thereby raising the question of whether she was being influenced
by her
close friendship and social ties to the Defendant?
To prove my point, before and after the Fau case she attended
parties at Rizzolo's
Canyon Gate estate
and was seen hugging and kissing her host. She also fought numerous
preemptory challenges
to remove her from other cases involving Rizzolo. She eventually
accepted four simultaneous cases in which he was a party, and again
fought preemptory challenges until a
newspaper finally challenged her. Only after that occurred did she
reassign four cases, but tragically kept the Fau case in her court.
In the Motions in Limine
listed below, notice how Judge Saitta would not let the jury hear
testimony
about the cause of Mr. Fau's death, or about the criminal records of
the men who killed him. Also note that Judge Saitta limited the jury
from hearing of hundreds of other beatings and confrontations, and from
hearing the taped testimony of eye witness Dan Kennedy, or seeing a
Declaration filed with the court by pathologist Griffith Thomas, M.D.
who stated Fau's cause of death was "blunt force trauma consistent with
a severe beating and/or positional asphyxiation."
She also denied the
jury any information about the attempted murder of Kirk
Henry, and gave the jury instructions to disregard blunt force
trauma as
the cause of death because Fau died two hours after the beating. (Mrs.
Fau could not afford to hire an expert witness.)
District
Court On-Line Case Inquiry, 10/04/2007:
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) FROM THE
SCOPE OF TESTIMONY ANY EVIDENCE OF CONFRONTATIONS/51 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) EVIDENCE PERTAINING TO PRIOR FELONY
CONVICTIONS FOR JOSEPH (BLASCO)/47 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) EVIDENCE PERTAINING TO A PRIOR FELONY
CONVICTION FOR PAUL (LUCA)/46 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) EVIDENCE OF ANY CLAIMS OR LAWSUITS AGAINST
POWER CO DBA CRAZY HORSE TOO/45 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) EVIDENCE PERTAINING TO TRANSCRIPT OF
PURPORTEDLY TAPED CONVERSATION (OF EYE WITNESS DAN KENNEDY)/44 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
DEFERRED RULING |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE TO LIMIT PRESENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DECEDENT/43 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED
IN PART |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) STATEMENTS AS TO CAUSE OF SCOTT FAU'S DEATH
FROM CAMILLE FAU/42 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) STATEMENTS AS TO
CAUSE OF SCOTT FAU'S DEATH FROM TESTIMONY41 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
GRANTED |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
01/06/2003 at 01:30 PM |
DEFT'S MTN IN LIMINE (LIMIT) WITNESS RECENTLY DISCLOSED WITH RESPECT TO A
2001 INCIDENT (INVOLVING KIRK HENRY)/40 |
1 |
|
Saitta, Nancy M |
|
MOOT |
All Parties |
|
Power Co Inc |
In other words, Saitta obviously skewed the case so her friend and
campaign contributor could win an easy verdict. This after she
issued 9 Summary
Judgments in favor of Rizzolo and dismissed the case 12 times to only
reinstate it after Fau's attorney appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court.
She then illegally sealed the record until after she won higher office.
Who is Nancy M. Saitta?
![](http://www.SteveMiller4LasVegas.com/SaittaAndJones.jpg)
She
was virtually unknown in Las Vegas until a close friend and Newport
Beach neighbor of Rick Rizzolo appointed her to the Las Vegas
Municipal Court in 1996.
Shown in this 2006 photo from Saitta's Nevada
Supreme
Court campaign literature is ex-Mayor Jan Jones swearing in the
fledgling judge to her first judicial position.
In 1999, Jones was discovered doing Rizzolo favors such as allowing him
to build a 6,000 square foot addition to the Crazy Horse without
additional parking, building permits, or proper zoning.
Saitta went on to sit on five consecutive cases involving Rizzolo, and
rendered judgments in his favor at every turn. He returned the favor
with campaign fund raising events at his favorite bistro, Piero's.
During the "Operation G-Sting" trial, Michael Galardi testified
that Rick Rizzolo had " taken
care of Saitta." Even though he was convicted of bribing other
politicians, Galardi was considered a credible witness against the
public officials he bribed. He did not admit to bribing Saitta
however, and she was never charged with a crime though on June 8, 2006,
the Los Angeles Times took
her to task for allegedly doing favors for powerful litigants appearing in
her court.
Jones retired from office in 1999. She was replaced as Mayor by
Rizzolo's former criminal defense attorney Oscar Goodman who to this
day is suspected of protecting his former client from behind the
scenes at City Hall.
Above all others, the Fau case deserves to be reviewed by the Nevada
Supreme
Court (Saitta must abstain), then reversed
and remanded back for re-trial before an impartial judge.
MORE INFORMATION:
Fau
murder case illegally sealed
Vegas
News Service
May
27,2007
In
Las Vegas, They're Playing With a Stacked Judicial Deck
Los
Angeles Times
June 8, 2006
By Mike Goodman and Bill Remple
Judge Saitta Holds Key to Justice in the
Fau
Wrongful Death Trial - January 6
Las
Vegas Tribune
November
13, 2002
By Steve Miller
Crazy Horse Too Wrongful
Death Trial Postponed - Again
Las Vegas
Tribune
March
20, 2002
By Steve Miller
Feds
"approve"
questionable buyer
U.S. Federal Court Chief Judge Philip M. Pro on August 16, 2007
DENIED the following MOTION TO SEAL the names of
three "approved buyers" of the Crazy Horse Too. This MOTION also
asked that imprisoned Rick Rizzolo be allowed to select the buyer. Now
one of the "approved" buyers turns up at the last minute on Oct. 17
looking for a hard money loan and
saying he has a liquor license in the bag.
One of the "approved"
buyers was “The Mortgage Broker, Inc” from Rick Rizzolo's home town
of Anaheim in Orange County, California, the location of Newport
and Laguna Beach where Vegas mobsters, politicians, and hotel
owners have second homes.
To be "Approved," the
buyers were purportedly pre qualified by the U.S. Department of Justice
and found to be financially able to close the deal.
The Mortgage Broker's
offer was an amazing $31.5 million dollars for a broken down warehouse
without a liquor license that's valued around $5.5 million.
Now, three months after
this "approved" buyer made his secret bid, the buyer is
soliciting
hard money saying the Crazy Horse is worth "$120 million" and he has
the city liquor license "taken care of."
A local lender saw
this Oct. 17 posting on "LoopNet,"
a commercial real estate website, and sent the following note.
Great article, Steve
A supposed buyer of the Crazy Horse Too is looking for capital. Take a
look: http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/BigBoard/?PostID=3146
I checked the ad out and found it was placed by “The Mortgage Broker,
Inc.” It sounded a little far-fetched so I decided to let you know. I
think you're right on track in your Oct.
15 AmericanMafia.com article. They told me that the business was
worth $120 million and assured me the liquor license is taken care of.
People like that need to be exposed. Stay on them.
Name withheld by request
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This ad clearly indicates
this "approved"
buyer may be fooling the Federal Government into thinking he already
had the
financial wherewithal to close a deal. If the Feds are fooled this
easily,
so much so that they call such a bidder "approved" without doing their
due diligence, will they also be as easily fooled into letting the mob
reopen the Crazy Horse
Too?
My main concern is that if the Federal
Government is overly anxious
to sell the Crazy Horse to the top bidder by the close of bidding at 5
PM this
Thursday
October 25, and if the City Council (Mayor Goodman) is overly anxious
to issue anyone a liquor
license to protect Rick Rizzolo's personal assets, the Feds may
inadvertently end
up selling the Crazy Horse
to
someone with
ties back to Rizzolo, et. al., and the carnage
will resume
upon the bar's reopening since that was the only way Rizzolo knew to
make the business work in such a highly competitive atmosphere.
Furthermore, any new owner will immediately be challenged by hundreds
of
greedy transportation drivers who get away with shaking
down Las Vegas
adult businesses $50 for each passenger they deliver, or boycott the
businesses that refuse to pay.
And it's also known that the building is sinking into a cavern created
by a leaking water main that will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
to repair while the business is closed during the repair process.
These serious problems along with the
proposed 2009 eminent domain taking of a 23 foot deep swath of the
club's entire
frontage for a road
widening should tip off Judge
Pro that there's something really wrong with anyone who bids over three
times what the shuttered strip joint
is worth.
And how does "The Mortgage Broker"
know he will get a liquor
license from the City when no public hearing has been held? To know
this in advance would indicate the Nevada Open Meeting law is being
violated because votes cannot be in committed before a public
hearing.
Also, what would
happen if "The Mortgage Broker" puts $31.5
million into the Federal Court's escrow
account and
is turned down by the City Council? Does he end up with a broken down
warehouse worth around $5.5 million with no future chance of obtaining
a liquor license because the grand fathered zoning expires on January
1, 2008?
Below are excerpts from The Mortgage Broker's business outline. If you
find this Summary of interest, you can get more information by going to
their website @ http://www.4closurebroker.com/Home
This
is a business summary/outline. It
does not imply an offering of Securities.
The Mortgage Broker's Executive Summary /
Business Outline
The
Crazy Horse Too, Inc / PWR Co. Inc.
Vision / Mission: In 2007, The Crazy Horse
Too Inc. / PWR Co. was formed to continue an already successful and
world renowned gentlemen’s club. Through positive and negative
publicity The Crazy Horse Too has remained a constant in the mind of
the public around the world.
Overall, our company can be characterized as a THE MOST EXCLUSIVE
AND HISTORIC gentlemen’s club in the Las Vegas area for over the past 25
years. Our mission is to continue to solidify the foundation of this
club in the Las Vegas
entertainment industry and further develop the brand name to explore
and develop untapped revenue streams.
Background: The
Crazy Horse Too first opened its doors over 25 years ago and from that
day to today, has remained the top club in Las Vegas. It has been the innovator
of club design from lighting to its sound system. With its
multiple bars, stages and VIP theme rooms, celebrities, sports figures
and many “high–rollers” are able to receive the attention and service
that has been the foundation of the Las Vegas night life.
The "state of the
art"/condition of the industry today is such that this club will be
able to complete with the newest nightclubs and cabarets offering the
latest in custom lighting, sound and atmosphere. With over 26,000
square feet of entertainment space PLUS ownership and management of all
leases in the adjoining strip mall and warehouse space, the business
opportunity comes as a complete package that would normally take over
20 years to develop and bring to the executable stage that this
endeavor brings about.
The legal form of Crazy Horse Too Inc. / PWR Co is S-Corporation
located just 1 block off of the Las Vegas strip on Industrial Road.
The property encompasses over 2.65 acres with space to further develop.
Revenue projected for
fiscal year 2008 without external funding is expected to be $35
Million. Annual growth is projected to be $10 Million per year
through 2010. We feel that within 3 years Crazy Horse Too Inc. /
PWR Co will be in a suitable position for further expansion. Our
objective, at this time, is to propel the company into a prominent
market position through external sales of merchandise through direct
marketing and mail order plus expansion of additional Crazy Horse Too
clubs in major metropolitan cities along with franchising rights on
additional brand name concepts in smaller regional markets called the
Crazy Horse Three where the cliental (sp) can enjoy similar experience
in a reduced sized setting.
Capital Requirements: According to the
opportunities and requirements for The Crazy Horse Too Inc. / PWR Co
described in this business plan and based on what we feel are sound
business assumptions, our initial capital requirements are for $40
Million dollars to procure site and business capitalization and
remodeling.
To
accomplish this goal we have developed a comprehensive plan to
intensify and accelerate our marketing and sales
activities, product development, services expansion, engineering,
distribution and customer service. To implement our plans we
require an investment of $40 Million dollars.
Develop The Crazy Horse Too name and identity through concept
branding.
Maximize sales with an extensive campaign to promote our products /
services.
Add retail outlets, regional marketing / sales offices, print a
direct-mail catalog.
Adjacent automotive repair will be replaced with an exclusive dueling
piano lounge with additional cost to enter.
Augment company staff to support and sustain prolonged growth under the
new marketing plan.
Increase
Research and Development to create additional follow-on products as
well as to further fine-tune our competitive advantages.
Management Team: Our management team
consists of men and women whose backgrounds consist of a multitude of
years of marketing various Las Vegas Hotels, Casinos and Nightclubs and
years of corporate development with various companies. Our
management
team also includes men and women with years of hands-on experience with
every aspect of the retail business.
In-House Management [x], President – K.
Michael Kinses, [x], Vice President –
John Salvador, [x], Executive Manager - TBD, [x], Floor Managers
-TBD, [x], Shift Managers - TBD, [x], Bar Manager - TBD, [x], Entertainment
Manager - TBD, Outside Management Support
[hourly / project basis], [x], Accountant / CPA
-TBD, [x], Corporate Attorney
– Jones & Vargus.
Additionally, our outside management advisors provide tremendous
support for management decisions and creativity.
Customer Profile: The Crazy Horse
Too‘s target market includes high end professionals who are looking
receive entertainment value from our clubs many services, from the
occasional beverage to private parities and celebrations. The typical
customer for our products and services are individuals and groups that
are visiting the Las Vegas
area for a special event, convention or an weekend get away.
Competition: Companies that compete in
this market are negligible. With the history and reputation The Crazy
Horse Too has had in Las Vegas
and through out the world, with a top rating nationally and
international renown. In light of this, competition with other clubs
will not come into play due to the notoriety of this establishment with
the Las Vegas
nightlife.
Our
strategy for meeting/dominating the competition is development of The
Crazy Horse Too brand name and image. We feel that this history
will allow for a future development opportunity never before realize
(sp)
until now.
Risk: Due to the nature of this
type of business, the exposure is always there but with zero
tolerance policies, top management, closed-circuit surveillance
inside and out and an independent third party auditing company, the
gross revenue of this club will guarantee investors a safe investment
and source of revenue. Insurance will be approved by investor to
show above adequate coverage to all concerned parties.
Marketing
Plan: Our plan will consist of
television, radio, mass media exchanges (internet, visitor guides,
etc.) billboards and exterior signage throughout the city of Las Vegas and all
route leading to and from. Boulevard handbills and club vehicles
will help further the company name and logo.
Advertising and Promotion: Our advertising and
promotion strategy is to position The Crazy Horse Too / PWR Co. as the
leading gentlemen’s club in the United State (sp) and North America.
Conclusion: The Crazy House Too has
an established track-record of excellent (sp) for providing club
visitor,
guests and VIPs memorable experiences thanks to a carefully crafter
(sp) and
executed business model maximizing each and every minute of our
customer’s experience from the moment they walk into the club to the
time they decide to depart.
The Rizzolo family feels the
tangible value of the club including all facets of the business would
be worth between $100 Million and $125 Million dollars without land or
buildings.
End of Business Outline.
Then there's this highly confidential
letter to the Wynn hotel from Rizzolo's lawyer. If true, it indicates
that Rizzolo and his lawyers still think they can boss the government
around; that Rizzolo still thinks he owns the Crazy Horse Too; and
someone at the Wynn -- if they're considering the purchase of the Crazy
Horse Too -- definitely needs to have his head examined!
![](http://www.SteveMiller4LasVegas.com/Patti&SgroLtrToWynn1.jpg)
![](http://www.SteveMiller4LasVegas.com/Patti&SgroLtrToWynn2.jpg)
So, if you have $40 million laying around and aren't connected to the
mob, here's a great opportunity! But act quickly because you only have
until this Thursday to put a deal together.
When you combine the above Business
Outline with the
context of how they proudly mentioned the Rizzolo family in the last
line, and refer to "outside management
advisors," it leads me to think that the family is still in the
picture somewhere. And after reading this letter from Mark Hafer, I
can't help but believe my hunch that Rizzolo is still in charge of the
fate of the Crazy Horse Too. Why else would someone care what the
Rizzolo’s
thought the value of the business was? Remember the methods the
Rizzolos used
to make the money? Only those methods being used again could bring in
that much profit for a new owner, and that includes Steve Wynn!
In conclusion, I've provided this
information as a heads up to the United
States Attorneys handling this acquisition. The mob has no intention of
letting go of their bloody gold mine.
Unless someone with absolutely no ties to Rizzolo turns up at the last
minute with a legitimate offer,
it
would be most prudent and safe for Judge Pro to let the zoning expire
on January 1, and return
the property to warehouse use. He should do this especially after U.S.
Attorneys proved to be less than accurate in their "approval" of
purported buyers who who were not financially qualified by any stretch
of the imagination.
If Judge Pro lets the zoning expire, He can then go after the Rizzolo's
ill-gotten
personal assets to pay Kirk Henry, Henry's lawyers, the bank,
and the IRS. We know for sure that the Rizzolos have
hidden enough to pay off their debts and probably still have enough to
live in luxury for the rest of their lives.
After so much time and money was spent shutting it down, imprisoning
its operators and purportedly seizing the property, to now let Rick Rizzolo make any decisions
regarding a buyer and subsequently expose the city to a resumption of
the crimes
that put him and 16 of his thugs behind bars -- crimes including
prostitution, extortion, drug sales, and beating or killing patrons who refused to sign bogus credit
card bills -- the end result of the sincere efforts of the men and
women of the United States Department of Justice should not be held in
vain.
Copyright © Steve Miller
Editor's note: The author is
currently writing a book about the mob's battle to keep the Crazy Horse open.
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