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9-29-08
Vegas Voters May Decide the Presidential Election
- The nation can finally relax!
The free world is in good hands if an ABC News prediction comes true.
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9-22-08
Paying For The Sins of the Father
- Similarities between O.J. Simpson and Rick Rizzolo cases
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9-15-08
Steve is off this week
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9-8-08
WARPED STANDARDS
- Mob Museum overshadows U.S. Veterans and clearly shows the difference between a city and a town.
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9-1-08
Federal Court approves locating Lisa Rizzolo's hidden assets.
- Their court ordered debts total over $28 million dollars!
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8-25-08
Hit your Target Market?
- But what could be a more appropriate slogan
and logo for an advertising business after 11 people were killed, and dozens more injured while waiting for a bus in their company's LV bus stop shelter/billboards?
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8-18-08
The ghosts of Buffalo Jim and the Crazy Horse Too
- It's a classic case of the baby going down the drain with the bath water.
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8-11-08
Steve is off this week
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8-4-08
Rizzolo's son facing indictment
- Dominic John Rizzolo, 26, son of convicted racketeer Rick Rizzolo, faces indictment on August 12, for aggravated assault with intent to commit serious bodily injury.
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7-28-08
Steve is off this week
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7-21-08
Steve is off this week
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7-14-08
Rizzolo parties in a $3,000 per night Body English booth
- while beating victim Kirk Henry waits in an electric wheelchair for his $9 million dollar settlement.
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7-7-08
Coroner Stymies Homicide Investigation
- The Coroner - who is not
a doctor - after refusing to test a urine specimen, said James "Buffalo Jim" Barrier had a "normal" amount of GHB in his blood. An expert disputes the coroner's finding.
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6-30-08
The Anti-Climax - Coroner's Contradictions - and Death Threats
- Judge Pro's ruling causes speculation that this case is far from over!.
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6-23-08
New Evidence in "Buffalo Jim" Death Case
- GHB found in blood and urine
samples kept secret. Rizzolo Wants Feds to Run Topless Bar.
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6-16-08
Steve is off this week
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6-9-08
The Ghost of Buffalo Jim.
- MP3 is about to hit the airwaves and can be heard by clicking HERE.
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6-2-08
"The weakness of the flesh" - Genesis 2:15-25
- Surveillance video from
motel finally released.
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5-26-08
A perfect storm?.
- I'm not afraid to speculate as to what may have happened on April 5
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5-19-08
Steve is off this week
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5-12-08
And they
say the mob left Vegas years ago...
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5-5-08
Steve is off this week
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4-28-08
Police refuse to allow Barrier daughters to identify their father on motel video
surveillance tape.
- He stood up to the city's new crime bosses, and he died a mysterious death.
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4-21-08
Buffalo Jim buried, but not put to rest - Part Two
- According to Las Vegas Metro police, they viewed a four minute surveillance video tape showing a jovial Buffalo Jim checking in to Motel 6 at 8:20 PM on the night he died. He was never heard from again.
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4-14-08
Buffalo Jim buried, but not put to rest - Part One
- My best friend James "Buffalo Jim" Barrier called me at 5:30, Saturday, April 5, the evening of his death.
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4-7-08
Steve is off this week
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3-31-08
Rick Rizzolo’s first week out of prison...
- Bada Bing; Break in at Buffalo Jim’s; Dominic Rizzolo may be charged with attempted extortion and attempted murder; and a new Bentley cruises the Crazy Horse parking lot.
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3-24-08
Steve is off this week
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3-17-08
Sin City Update
- Justice prevails - for now. U.S. Marshals decide to leave Buffalo Jim alone after Rizzolo returned from prison.
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3-10-08
U.S. Marshals threaten Buffalo Jim on the same day Rick Rizzolo returns from prison.
- So many coincidences may indicate a government mole.
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3-3-08
Steve is off this week
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2-25-08
US Attorneys side with bank against beating victim
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2-18-08
Forewarned is forearmed
- Bank ignores warning, takes $5 million dollar loss, then
shoots the messenger
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2-11-08
Rizzolo's legal troubles to resume
after his release from prison. Possible threats continue
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2-4-08
Turn the Crazy Horse Too into a church, then tear it down
- Ex-pro wrestler discourages Mob buyers with his Nikon.
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1-28-08
Judge cuts short Bart Rizzolo's lawyer's plea to clear his client's name,
Vegas brings out the hypocrisy in the Clinton campaign,
Councilwoman Tarkanian's favors to Rizzolo,
Rick Rizzolo's current and future abodes
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1-21-08
Hillary - Judged by the company she keeps
- The Nevada caucus is over, but several issues emerged that help define the woman selected to be the state Democratic Party's nominee.
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1-14-08
Taxpayers paying to keep lights and telephones on at defunct topless bar
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1-7-08
Inadvertent monkey wrench spoils straw man scheme and starts Mob courthouse war
- ...an embarrassing entanglement of litigation fueled with almost a half million dollars worth of stolen booze.
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12-31-07
Steve is Celebrating New Years Eve!
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12-24-07
Steve is Christmas Shopping
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12-17-07
Chicago "buyer" visits Crazy Horse Too
- "He knew where every light switch was located."
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12-10-07
Steve is Christmas Shopping
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12-3-07
Judge issues RESTRAINING ORDER against Bart Rizzolo
- The ORDER prohibits the 77 year old father of incarcerated racketeer Rick Rizzolo from coming within 100 ft. of Barrier for at least 30 days.
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11-26-07
The calm before the storm
- The Thanksgiving holiday is a wonderful time to try to slip one over on us.
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11-19-07
Crazy Horse reportedly sold
- Buffalo Jim almost run over by Rizzolo's dad minutes after sale was reported on Spanish language TV news.
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11-12-07
The latest Crazy Horse Too developments
- On Wednesday, the clock secretly stopped ticking that would have marked the final day the trouble plagued Crazy Horse Too strip club could maintain its adult use zoning.
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11-5-07
If it smells like a fish...
- "Defendants will not be able to pay their court ordered creditors and they will be forced into bankruptcy."
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10-29-07
My reasons for concern
- two documents were
never meant for public view, but I believe the public needs to be
familiar with their contents in order to protect the public's
safety in regard to who will be allowed to reopen the Crazy Horse Too.
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10-22-07
Judge ends 4 year long trial
- Feds "approve" questionable Crazy Horse buyer.
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10-15-07
Government taking sealed bids on Crazy Horse Too
- Many
debts to go unpaid if bids come up short.
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10-8-07
Steve is off this week
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10-1-07
Rizzolo throws a technicality at the court
- Dumps Patti & Sgro and
hires a Mormon law firm.
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9-24-07
The Last Man Standing, Baseball Bats, OJ, the DA, a Kid Judge, and the Fool
- Las Vegas gets a couple of well deserved black eyes, and guess who gets blamed?
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9-17-07
Steve is off this week
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9-10-07
Federal Judge's brother is Rizzolo's personal lawyer
- INSIDE VEGAS EXCLUSIVE!
Why 16 Crazy Horse defendants got off with slaps on the wrist
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9-3-07
FEDS SEIZE CRAZY HORSE TOO!
- Rick and Lisa Rizzolo hide
their assets
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8-27-07
Bad lawyering
- This has been a bad week
for imprisoned racketeer Rick Rizzolo.
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8-20-07
Rizzolo's personal assets get exposed, along with Steve Miller's secrets!
- When it
rains it pours. Like a late summer monsoon in the neon desert, INSIDE VEGAS this past week was deluged with new information.
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8-13-07
Steve is off this week
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8-6-07
Steve is off this week
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7-30-07
Mike's journey from the little house to the Big House
- A federal grand jury will convene in several weeks to hear the government's case against McDonald. An Indictment is expected soon thereafter.
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7-23-07
A Chip Off the Old Block
- The final paragraphs of last week's INSIDE VEGAS struck a nerve with the son of convicted racketeer Rick Rizzolo.
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7-16-07
Requiem for a Strip Joint
- "Pillar of the Community" vs. "Las
Vegas Most Colorful Character"
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7-9-07
Steve is off this week
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7-2-07
The Anticlimax
- A minute after midnight, a half dozen city business license officials led by City Attorney Brad Jerbic entered the building and removed the liquor license while club owner Rick Rizzolo sat in a cell at the Los Angeles Metro Detention Center.
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6-25-07
Straw Men On Parade
- "Rick wants to sell to me because I remind him of the young Rick." - Athanasios Karahalios.
Then "the young Rick" welched on a $400 loan!
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6-18-07
Steve is off this week
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6-11-07
Steve is off this week
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6-4-07
$1 million dollars put in escrow for Buffalo Jim Barrier.
- Crazy Horse Too sale to Mike Signorelli craps out. Judge throws the book at Rick Rizzolo after seeing a CONFIDENTIAL Agreement!
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5-28-07
Rizzolo took an unexpected detour on his way to Camp Granada.
- Seize the moment!
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5-21-07
Rizzolo's Going Away Party Backfires - Buffalo Jim's Harassment Lawsuit may be reopened
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5-14-07
The Sewers of Vegas
- From a blood and semen soaked
topless bar, to the sewers of Vegas, this past week two authors bravely
exposed the darkest secrets of our town.
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5-7-07
Rizzolo Honored at Prison Themed Party in Newport Beach, then a Judge Gives Him a Bon Voyage Present by Throwing Out Buffalo Jim Barrier's Lawsuit!
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4-30-07
Faraci Secretly Applies for a County Liquor License
- Last Tuesday, Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board were asked to secretly grant preliminary approval of a key employee liquor license for a twice convicted felon about to go prison.
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4-23-07
The Fix Was In!
- Crazy Horse Too granted permanent liquor license even after police and City Attorney tell Council the mob is still in control.
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4-16-07
Rizzolo ducks deposition to avoid questions about straw man while tons of documents get shredded.
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4-9-07
Steve is off this week
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4-2-07
Letters and advice for Rick, Vinny, and Mike while they're in the slammer"
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3-26-07
Galardi checks out before he and Rizzolo get "quality time" together
- Rick
Rizzolo and Mike Galardi were expected to spend five
months together in the same minimum security prison, but Galardi is
probably having second thoughts after reading last
week's INSIDE VEGAS
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3-19-07
Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh. Here I am at Camp Granada
- On Sunday
March 11, I had the opportunity to visit the Federal Prison Camp about to become the temporary home of ex-Las Vegas topless bar moguls Rick Rizzolo, Vinny Faraci, and Mike Galardi - soon to be known to their fellow campers as the "Vegas Three."
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3-12-07
Steve is off this week
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3-5-07
Coming Soon! Frederick Rizzolo Collection
- Just in time for Spring, the first exclusive Mr. Frederick Collection will soon be available in the finest department stores, fashion boutiques, and Federal Prison commissaries.
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2-26-07
Spilotro's nephew defends brother of
the man accused of his uncle's murder - Tony Spilotro's nephew who has a Las Vegas law practice is representing the
brother of the guy who allegedly killed his uncle! Go figure that one out!
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2-19-07
Steve is off this week
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2-12-07
Nevada legalizes
extortion
- Now its up to our new Governor, Jim Gibbons, to straighten out this
mess before a few cabbies -- through threats -- are able to take over
the state any time they see fit by using their boss' equipment to snarl
traffic and cripple the tourist economy while leaving many locals
walking or taking the bus.
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2-5-07
Steve is off this week
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1-29-07
Rick Rizzolo gets a year
and a day, Vinny Faraci's angel revealed, And the incest continues!
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1-22-07
The plot thickens
- Rizzolo's sentencing delayed one week.
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1-15-07
With friends like these, we don't need enemies!
- Wynn entices Michael Jackson to move to Sin City.
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1-8-07
Is Las Vegas showing them the way?
- Will Al Qaeda be welcome in Vegas if they gamble like Whales?
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1-1-07
Steve is off this week
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12-25-06
Rizzolo could be in contempt of court.
- New RICO lawsuit claims Rick Rizzolo still runs the Crazy Horse.
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12-18-06
Steve is off this week
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12-11-06
Rizzolo still too sick to be sentenced while partying at Park
Towers.
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12-4-06
Rizzolo too ill to testify
- It's not yet known whether Rizzolo will appear in his pajamas
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11-27-06
Sin City Turkey Tales.
- Here are a few of this week's local turkeys as presented in my latest INSIDER E-Briefs.
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11-20-06
Mutiny at the Crazy Horse Too
- What a difference four years can make!
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11-13-06
Steve is off this week
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11-6-06
Signorelli
tells the City Council he didn't know his general manager,
assistant general manager, and bookkeeper's last names are "Rizzolo"
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10-30-06
Steve is off this week
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10-23-06
The Crazy Horse Too
- Back to business-as-usual
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10-16-06
Like a bad nickel, it just keeps coming back.
- Never before
has a Las Vegas scandal kept coming back with such regularity as the ongoing Crazy
Horse Too debacle that should have ended six weeks ago when the blood
soaked topless bar was permanently shut down.
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10-9-06
Steve is off this week
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10-2-06
HORSE FEATHERS!
- "Caruso said Signorelli has worked out a
$400,000-a-month lease which includes the right to purchase the Crazy Horse
Too from Rizzolo for $45 million."
-- Attorney Steve Caruso.
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9-25-06
Rizzolo tries every trick to get Crazy Horse re-opened.
- And
they said the Mob left Vegas years ago......
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9-18-06
Humpty Dumpty - Vegas Style
- Clark County District Court Judge Mark Denton last Tuesday ruled to uphold the unanimous vote of the Las Vegas City Council that permanently revoked Rizzolo's Crazy Horse Too strip bar's liquor license.
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9-11-06
The bloodshed finally ends
- On September 6, 2006, the Las Vegas City Council
unanimously voted to permanently revoke Rick Rizzolo's liquor license and fine him $2.2 million dollars for condoning twenty years of robberies, beatings, and murders at his Crazy Horse Too.
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9-4-06
Steve is on vaction
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8-28-06
The showdown
- the biggest showdowns in Vegas
history, City Hall, the U.S. Federal Court House, and Clark County District Court.
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8-21-06
Vegas elections show ignorance and vulnerability of most voters
- Foolish early
voters are usually stuck voting for who spent the most on
billboards, direct mail, TV, and radio ads.
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8-14-06
Steve is off this week
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8-7-06
U.S. Dept. of Justice calls the Crazy Horse Too a serious threat to the community, but the
Mayor wants to keep the place open
- Mayor Oscar Goodman insists that the crimes are not egregious enough to deserve liquor license revocation.
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7-31-06
Rizzolo's lawyers dangle Kirk Henry like a carrot in front of City Council
- Councilwoman punished for challenging Mayor
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7-24-06
How to catch corrupted politicians
- Sometimes I just can't contain myself.
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7-17-06
Suck my big toe...
- "Tell Steve Miller he can suck my big
toe!"
Mayor Oscar Goodman, 07/16/06, LV
Review-Journal
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7-10-06
Steve is off this week
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7-3-06
Be Careful What You Ask For…You might just get it!
- Now, more than ever, it
looks like Rizzolo's asking price of $35 - 40 million is hugely inflated, and is based on what the club skims -- not reports.
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6-26-06
Crazy Horse Too's worth highly exaggerated
- Skim allowed to continue until eventual sale.
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6-19-06
Juiced Judges
- Saitta exposed in LA
Times
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6-12-06
Steve is off this week
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6-5-06
Rizzolo pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Tax Evasion Sentencing scheduled for September 15.
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5-29-06
Steve is off this week
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5-22-06
Rizzolo is going to prison - but he still got away with murder!
- Vegas strip club owner pleads guilty to tax evasion, and his corporation pleads guilty to racketeering, but the story is far from over
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5-15-06
Steve is off this week
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5-8-06
Burn the place down?
- A few thugs have successfully redefined the image of our town into a Mob controlled, dangerous, lawless place unfit for families, or the faint of heart.
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5-1-06
Vegas slimes a Southern California Sheriff and gets a well deserved black eye
- Rizzolo becomes pal of a Sheriff with access to secret organized crime databases
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4-24-06
Steve is off this week
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4-17-06
"A cross between Boy's Town, and Sodom and Gomorrah"
- "Sin City's" warped standards finally required the Feds to step in to clean up our mess.
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4-10-06
So long, Joe
- From 1960 to 2001, Joe Kludjian owned the most popular restaurant in Vegas, the Golden Steer Steakhouse, located on West Sahara Ave. Joe died Tuesday, April 4. He was 81.
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4-3-06
"Innocent" people don't need immunity from prosecution!
- A trial that will validate dozens of AmericanMafia.com INSIDE VEGAS columns describing one of Sin City's biggest disgraces -- the Crazy Horse Too.
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3-27-06
The weak link
- This is the story of two District Attorneys; former San
Francisco DA Terance Hallinan, and current Clark County DA David Roger
who may be following in his footsteps when it comes to not enforcing laws pertaining to
the adult entertainment industry.
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3-20-06
Las Vegas is the end of the road in the sex slave trade
- Young Asian women
and children unknowingly spirited away from their families to become sex slaves in the back rooms of Sin City massage parlors or clandestine private residences.
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3-13-06
Steve is off this week
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3-6-06
Mayors caught enriching crony in "Honey pot estates" scam
- Former Vegas Mayor Jan Jones is currently the Senior Vice President of Communications and Government Relations for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Last Thursday, Jones' photo appeared on
the front page of the Las Vegas Review-Journal for reasons Harrah's would never condone.
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2-27-06
When will they ever learn?
- After three judges issued orders to cease and desist, and after thousands of dollars in judgments and lawyer fees, Rick Rizzolo continues illegally towing his neighbor's customer's cars.
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2-20-06
Sin City Update
- "Mr. Clean Face;"
Missing police report; Buffalo wins another judgment; "Oscar's
Speakeasy;" and Mayor obstructs justice.
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2-13-06
Steve is off this week
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2-6-06
Notarized affidavit tells of aftermath of purported Crazy Horse shooting, but no police report was filed
- This is a story I really don't want to tell. In fact, I'd
planned to take the week off -- until I received a fax.
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1-30-06
Going away parties held for Rizzolo in Vegas & Philly while his attorney tries to squelch sale of his Sin City club to an outsider.
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1-23-06
Philly Crazy Horse Too liquor license questioned
- It appears that the Philadelphia Board of Liquor License (BLC) had not heard of Rizzolo's problems prior to their swift granting of his privileged license, or they just looked the other way..
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1-16-06
Lombardo's Vegas connections may soon surface
- On Friday night, about a dozen FBI agents descended on Lombardo in an Elmwood Park alley.
- Chicago Sun-Times 01-14-06
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1-9-06
Rizzolo's story becomes tabloid fodder
- Rizzolo has a criminal record for brutal
violence.
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1-2-06
Steve is off this week
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12-26-05
Steve is off this week
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12-19-05
The anatomy of a nixed libel lawsuit
- In the news business, its not unusual to receive demands for retraction or correction.
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12-12-05
Steve is off this week
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12-5-05
Old California money shuns Vegas "neuvo riche"
- Beware of newcomers
bearing gifts
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11-21-05
Billy Walters' and Fred Glusman's political parties may end soon
- Crooked politicians and stinking deals come together at three posh eateries - two in Vegas - one in Newport Beach - that share the same host.
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11-14-05
CORRECTION to last week's INSIDE VEGAS
- Judge Stewart Bell was NOT
Rick Rizzolo's defense attorney in baseball bat beating case
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11-7-05
Baseball bat attack returns to haunt Vegans in their classy sanctuary
- "Pillar of the community" has a secret criminal record
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10-31-05
Steve is off this week
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10-24-05
Sin City Cabbie Conspiracy Worsens
- The tail is wagging the dog
with government help!
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10-17-05
Steve is off this week
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10-10-05
Stupid is as stupid does
- Rizzolo loses another case in Small Claims Court. This
is a very old and very stupid story -- a story that doesn't seem to have an end.
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10-3-05
Billy spills the beans
- $50 million dollar windfall hangs in
the balance, but old friend may no longer be able to help
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9-26-05
Billy Bounces Back
- ...but exposes friend to new round of ethics
charges
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9-19-05
Steve is off this week
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9-12-05
The life of the party
- A question I'm repeatedly asked by AmericanMafia.com readers is, "When I'm in Vegas, where should I go to see the mob?"
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9-5-05
"I was rolled at the Crazy Horse Too"
- No
one wants to kill a goose that lays golden eggs. On August 30, I received the following e-mail......
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8-29-05
Steve is off this week
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8-22-05
Driving while wealthy
- Well-to-do woman ODs on Xanax - falls asleep - runs over
and kills four people at a bus stop - DA refuses to prosecute. Five days later, she sings at a karaoke bar.
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8-15-05
A judge in their pocket
- "Mr.
Rizzolo has a good name in the community.".
- Judge Saitta, on the record
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8-8-05
Steve is off this week
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8-1-05
Glass houses
- Frankly, I'd rather be attacked by a swarm of malaria-crazed mosquitoes
than have Miller and Barrier on my case.
- John L. Smith, LV Review-Journal
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7-25-05
These Billy's give me the willies!
- Standing up for both these less-than-stand up Billy's is Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman
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7-18-05
What happens here, stays here
- Was the popular slogan plagiarized from Alcoholics Anonymous?
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7-11-05
Par for the course
- Sweetheart land deal expected to pass
under the radar - again
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7-4-05
US Supreme Court desecrates Fifth Amendment
- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that
local governments may seize people's homes and businesses
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6-27-05
Steve is off this week
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6-20-05
Vegas is a second chance town
- Its rumored that sullied rock idol
Michael Jackson may be considering making his come back in our desert
town.
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6-13-05
The Ultimate Revenge
- "Dear Mr. Gentlemen" Competitor
leases billboard over Crazy Horse Too.
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6-6-05
Steve is off this week
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5-30-05
Attention: Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
- Seven Las Vegas Metro Police units spent over two hours with their engines and air conditioners running while officers were inside a topless bar.
Why?
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5-23-05
"I can do whatever I want. I'm the Mayor!"
- Imitation is the
sincerest form of flattery....
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5-16-05
Steve is off this week
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5-9-05
One "whorehouse" down, two to go
- On Wednesday, May 4, the Las Vegas City Council conducted a Show Cause hearing on the license of the Del Mar Motel on the Strip.
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5-2-05
The Wynns, and what they may not want us to know
- "Wynn Las Vegas" opened its $2.7 billion dollar doors at midnight Wednesday to thousands of starry-eyed people.
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4-25-05
Another man beaten at the Crazy Horse Too
- "An officer at the
scene said that club employees showed restraint."
- If Crazy Horse employees showed "restraint" last Monday, it was for
the first time in history!
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4-18-05
The Last Hours of the Crazy Horse Too
- On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams --
and Necks.
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4-11-05
Steve is off this week
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4-4-05
The BEST and the WORST of Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Review-Journal "Best
of Las Vegas 2005 Awards" just named Buffalo Jim Barrier " Las Vegas' Most Colorful Character." The newspaper's second choice was Sin City's mobbed-up mayor, Oscar Goodman.
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3-21-05
Rizzolo's Worst Nightmare
- more concerned about being inducted into the Nevada Gaming Control Board Excluded Person List also known as the "Black Book," than being indicted in the federal racketeering take down.
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3-14-05
When will Rizzolo Rat?
- The days of "omerta" are long gone
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3-7-05
"Degenerate" mayor endorses booze to eight year olds
- One item he
would bring with him ( if stranded on a dessert island ) would be "a bottle of gin."
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2-28-05
Steve is off this week
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2-21-05
City grants Treasures a permanent license.
- The battle of the
juice machines...
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2-14-05
Don't Mess with the IRS!
- Vinnie Faraci deserts Crazy Horse Too
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2-7-05
Steve is off this week
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1-31-05
The house that Mikey built.
- Another Vegas politico bites the dust, but this time it may not be gold dust.
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1-24-05
The Hammer Has Dropped.
- Indictments begin to roll. Who'll be next?
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1-17-05
Steve is off this week
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1-10-05
Vegas' secret city.
- Are politicians plotting demise of low income neighborhood to benefit rich developers? Or is this "progress" Vegas style?
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1-3-05
Steve is off this week
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12-27-04
What's become of Danny Kennedy?
- In Fall 2000, former porno book store manager Danny Kennedy
called this writer to tell a shocking story.
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12-20-04
Steve is off this week
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12-13-04
Jan Jones' Deliverance
- Winning a small moral victory can be bittersweet.
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12-6-04
Holiday Shenanigans?
- At a time like this when our minds are full of good cheer, its always easier to slip one by on us.
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11-29-04
Steve is off this week
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11-22-04
Second Binion case goes to the
jury. - Judge's objectivity more in question now than ever
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11-15-04
Rats Deserting a Sinking Ship?
- In a town like Vegas, there might be a smidgen of justice remaining
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11-8-04
Were bar patrons drugged, then rolled? - Indictments may be delayed pending new evidence.
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11-1-04
Oscar Goodman's Las Vegas
- Mayor and University President clash over Vegas' new image.
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10-25-04
There's a book in all of us -
Often times I'm asked, "Why don't you write a book?" I usually answer
that I wouldn't know how to write the final chapter because my Las Vegas experience is still unfolding.
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10-18-04
Did Ted Binion overdose, or was he murdered? - As you read this, the retrial of Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish
will be underway.
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10-11-04
Steve is off this week
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10-4-04
"Parking lot fetish"
- ...topless bar owner Rick Rizzolo has been trying to
make his neighbor move out so he can expand his bar.
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9-27-04
Like Father, Like Son -
I filed a super-secret complaint with the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline in April 2002 against the actions of Clark County
District Court Judge Joe Bonaventure, and last week the story surprisingly was leaked to the mainstream press.
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9-20-04
Paid Off Vegas Politicians Celebrate
- Treasures closed. Building may go up for grabs
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9-13-04
Vegas Mayor Embroiled in Another Controversy -
Elder Abuse Being Alleged, Ethics Complaint To Be Filed, State Bar Complaint Being Considered Against Mayor's
Son.
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8-30-04
Judge Issues Court Order Against Rizzolos
- For several years, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has been accused of doing favors for his former law firm's clients who are now associated with the Crazy Horse Too topless bar.
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8-23-04
Politics -- Las Vegas Style -
The anatomy
of an all-too-typical Sin City election including triple double crosses, hypocrisy and deceit.
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8-16-04
TAM Laws Ignored by Protected Topless Bar, Police, and City Officials
- Even "STOP DUI" is afraid to act!
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8-9-04
DATELINE NBC Finally Tells of Brutality at Crazy Horse Too
- Vegas Mayor & DA's Inaction Inspires National TV Exposé
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8-2-04
What others have to say
- I believe that others should be given credit for also telling Rizzolo's sordid story.
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7-26-04
Vegas police discourage couple from filing crime report against protected topless bar
- Hapless tourist accidentally dissed a "made man" - then met our city's finest
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7-19-04
Rizzolo's attorney admits "vandalism," makes offer of settlement, but avoids admitting his client's culpability
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7-12-04
Why some folks just don't trust Steve Wynn
- After destroying the historic Desert Inn Country Club Estates and displacing hundreds of pioneer Las Vegans to make way for another hotel, Steve Wynn is now eyeing another well established golf course community, the Las Vegas Country Club.
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7-5-04
The "Godfather" spares a wannabe
- "A man’s life is drastically changed forever after entering a world of sex, violence and intimidation in LasVegas."
Dateline NBC
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6-28-04
Steve is off this week
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6-21-04
Two Lousy Lawyers, a Conflicted Judge, and a Silent Mayor
- If I've ever seen a set up in the works, this is it!
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6-14-04
Federal indictments and forfeiture loom while
- Rizzolo stays obsessed with next door neighbor
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6-7-04
Steve is off this week
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5-31-04
Build It and They Will Come...
- But you'll be surprised who "They" are!
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5-24-04
Like Swatting a Fly in the Middle of a Buffalo Stampede
- After losing costly appeal, Rizzolo finally pays $238 judgment
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5-17-04
"Chronic inebriate"
- Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman suffered one more self-inflicted humiliation, being publicly referred to as a "chronic inebriate" by the Vice Chairwoman of the state Ethics Commission.
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5-10-04
Taxpayers defend Vegas mayor for saying, "I'd like to whack the guy!"
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5-3-04
The Implosion of Oscar Goodman
- Goodman, since being elected mayor, has raised eyebrows by hosting members of the notorious Black Book at his personal residence, and at City Hall.
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4-26-04
The Pettiness Hits the Roof!
- After a judge ruled a topless bar must pay for harassing its neighbor, new problems arise.
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4-19-04
Steve is off this week
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4-12-04
Americans training terrorists
- Immediately following the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, my school began receiving inquiries from prospective students in Middle Eastern countries.
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4-5-04
Until late last week, no evil deed went un-rewarded in the new Las Vegas
- These pictures tell it all.
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3-29-04
Another Embarrassing Day in Court for Rizzolo
- Long-time feud escalates after third legal defeat
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3-22-04
Steve is off this week
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3-15-04
So long old friend...
- Governor Mike O'Callaghan, 1929-2004
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3-8-04
Escaping Steve Wynn’s legal ax
- He's no Donald Trump!
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3-1-04
Steve is off this week.
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2-23-04
"Voodoo shrine" leads to alleged death threat [of Buffalo Jim Barrier]
- "He'll be dead in seven days"
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2-16-04
Goodman may be doing Cusumano's bidding
- Oscar, don't you see the "Conflict of Interest?"
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2-9-04
Names of others surface as possible killers.
- New corroborating evidence to be presented in re-trial of Binion case
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2-2-04
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
- Pictures worth a thousand words....
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1-26-04
Friendship with "criminal elements" jeopardizes new Golden Nugget gaming license and funding.
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1-19-04
Fau murder case to be revisited
- Federal Grand Jury reportedly reexamining cause of death.
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1-12-04
Holiday at Alcatraz...
- Shades of Al Capone? The Mob no longer runs Vegas? With all that was happening
in Sin City, it was fitting I chose Alcatraz to spend my holiday.
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1-5-04
Steve is off this week.
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12-29-03
Vegas mayor accused of helping mob associate as payback for past (and present) client referrals
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12-22-03
Scamming Vegas bus system brought to knees by wheelchair bound man
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12-15-03
Others yet unnamed...
- The retrial of Sandra Murphy and Rick Tabish.
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12-8-03
Vegas judge should recuse from Binion retrial
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12-1-03
Steve is off this week
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11-24-03
Talking Cars
- what happens when the OnStar "live Advisors" are agents for federal law enforcement agencies
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11-17-03
The Big Squeeze
- unnatural political control of local government is one of our state’s most appalling problems.
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11-10-03
What a way to run a business!
- Former mob lawyer-turned-Mayor suspected of collusion
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11-3-03
Vegas Mayor suspected of doing
favors for alleged mob associate
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10-27-03
Mayor Wants Brothels Downtown
- while his wife promotes "self, family, and community" in the burbs
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10-20-03
Sex-Slave Trade Flourishes under Sin City Mayor Oscar Goodman
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10-13-03
Timing is Everything!
- Opportunity knocks, but Rick Rizzolo is too preoccupied to respond
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10-6-03
Rizzolo sues police and the FBI
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9-29-03
Rizzolo and his mouthpiece complain in vain.
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9-22-03
No Inside Vegas, Steve is off this week.
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9-15-03
"Everybody does it!"
- generous contributions before or after an election are perfectly legal as long
as they are reported
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9-8-03
San Diego's shame is
- Vegas' standard game.
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9-1-03
Rizzolo's only response
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8-25-03
Juice - Vegas Style
- "You're a shyster lawyer; a two faced phony shyster lawyer.
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8-18-03
Ousted Vegas officials may be indicted in organized crime probe
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8-11-03
Top Cop calls Rizzolo person of "ill repute," and "suspect"
- 23 year veteran Las Vegas Police Officer, Metro Sgt. Tom Keller
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8-4-03
Can Las Vegas be Embarrassed?
- Sin City's Standards Skewed
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7-28-03
The Carefully Crafted Image of Janet
- Sin City's newest Councilwoman, Janet Moncrief
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7-21-03
Binion murder convictions
overturned.
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7-14-03
No Inside Vegas, Steve is off this week.
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7-7-03
The inmates are running the asylum - people who would be considered outcasts
in any other city.
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6-30-03
The assault on the Stupaks at Piero’s
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6-23-03
New Vegas Councilwoman Sells Out 3 Days After Election
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6-16-03
Clark County (Las Vegas) District Court Judge should be sanctioned
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6-9-03
No Inside Vegas, Steve is on vacation this week.
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6-2-03
18 Year Old Strippers in Vegas Bars
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5-26-03
Another Sin City Scam - Misuse of Eminent Domain
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5-19-03
Mike's Rolex Ticks Off His Final Minutes In Government - a humble 33 year old police officer, elected to the City Council with a $25,000 Rolex
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5-12-03
Scammed Again! - On Friday May 9, I received an E-mail asking me not to be identified because he feared "bodily injury."
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5-5-03
The House of Holy Hooters - how did "sacred ground" get involved in a scheme to stop the zoning of a topless joint?
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4-28-03
Witness Tampering Suspected - Affidavits accuse Crazy Horse Too of prostitution and drug sales
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4-21-03
No Inside Vegas, Steve is off this week.
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4-14-03
Mob Connections May End Vegas Councilman's Career
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4-7-03
New evidence may surface in Binion case
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3-31-03
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
- Mayor Oscar Goodman's refusal to disassociate from his past mob clients
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3-24-03
Hypocrisy - Sin City Style **Connecting the Dots**
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3-17-03
The Little Train That Couldn't
- Las Vegas and the Transrapid high speed train
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3-10-03
Conflicting Opinions
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3-3-03
Bad Judgment - Judge Joseph Bonaventure autographs book about a case that's still active in his court
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2-24-03
Feds Raid Mobbed Up Boob Bar
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2-17-03
$5,000 Horseshoe chip may be a clue if new trial is ordered in the Ted Binion case
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2-10-03
All Roads Will Lead To Mobbed-Up Boob Bar
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2-3-03
Vegas' Newest Racket
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1-27-03
What has Vegas become?
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1-20-03
Justice – Vegas Style
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1-13-03
Mobbed-up Vegas Bar Hits Barrier
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1-6-03
The New Vegas Mob?
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