I was on Nevada Public Radio the other day with the state ombudsperson, an HOA lawyer, and an owner advocate. It was a good conversation. But there was something that kept going through my mind that I never got a … Continue reading
By Jeff German LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Posted: Feb. 24, 2013 Federal prosecutors have charged nearly 40 conspirators in the scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations. But more than four years after the investigation became public, they still … Continue reading
By Carole VanSickle – February 19, 2013 Vacation-home buyers are finding it harder and harder to finance their purchases, even with good credit and a healthy down payment. In some cases, the culprit behind their lenders’ skittishness is not even … Continue reading
February 18, 2013 Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – Fraudulent, dishonest and criminal. Those are the words used to describe an HOA President and his cohorts. They’re accused in a lawsuit of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the homeowners … Continue reading
By Jeff German – LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – February 4, 2013 A key player in the massive scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations pleaded guilty in federal court Monday. Ralph Priola, 46, a confidant of former construction boss Leon … Continue reading
By Brian Sullivan – February 1, 2013 There’s a mindset that craves the acquisition of any kind of authority and takes full—even excessive—advantage of it. Individuals afflicted with said mindset tend to amplify the significance of insignificant matters and insist, … Continue reading
By Jeff German LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Leon Benzer’s long-awaited indictment this week has been a coming out party, of sorts, for the federal and local investigators who have pursued him for years. His name was linked to the massive scheme to … Continue reading
By: TV Guide – January 16, 2013 Holly Madison‘s relationship with her homeowners association has really gone to the dogs. The former Girls Next Door star is selling her home in Southern Highlands, Las Vegas, because of an ongoing dispute with the … Continue reading
By Jeff German Federal prosecutors are preparing to seek a long-awaited indictment as early as next week in their final push to charge conspirators in a massive scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has … Continue reading