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Vegas, baby, Vegas
There’s a great little political corruption trial that’s currently wrapping up in Vegas. The city sits in Clark County, and the county is basically run by the Clark County Commission. Well, one commissioner has already pled guilty to corruption charges, two others are about to have a verdict handed down in a trial of their own, and a fourth will be going up on trial in August.
While there are various FBI wire taps and videos, the current trial apparently hinges upon the testimony of Michael Galardi, a strip club owner how has become the star witness for the prosecution. Galardi testified to buying off various politicos with bags full o’ money and, when the money didn’t cut it, with good ol’ fashioned sex. For example, one of the commissioners currently on trial admits to playing a golf game with Galardi and taking a break mid-game to head into the course shrubs and, uhm, sink one in the hole with one of the girls from Galardi’s clubs. Galardi claims to have used many of his club women to thusly ply the commissioners with sex, and he claims to have schtupped a female commissioner several times himself (while she has pled guilty to other charges, she denies ever having slept with Galardi).
Closing arguments began on Monday, which means a verdict could come soon.
And what do I take out of this story? I am really overdue for another trip to Vegas.
