Cash Cow Revealed - No Action Taken, State Taxi Officials Under Scrutiny
Nevada Taxi Authority Corruption
 | By Steve Miller (Bio and Archives) Sunday, May 16, 2010 | Print friendly | Subscribe | Email Us |
Last August, I received information regarding the removal and replacement of a Nevada state official who dared to inform casino executives about an extortion scam being conducted at the front entrances of certain Strip hotels: americanmafia.com
The official, Mendy K. Elliott, was replaced by a hand picked woman with ties to Governor Jim Gibbons and his handler Sig Rogich. Rogich is a paid lobbyist who performs duties for several Las Vegas cab and limo companies.
Since the removal of Elliott, the Nevada Taxi Authority has become a rogue state agency allowing a multitude of illegal activities to continue that benefit a few taxi and limo companies, certain topless bars, and a number of hotel doormen and concierges who divide cash taken from tourists.
A letter written by Ms. Elliott clearly points out three Nevada Administrative Codes and Nevada Revised Statutes that continue to be blatantly violated while the Administrator of the Taxi Authority turns the other way and squanders state resources on personal vendettas.
During my investigation, several confidential sources were developed within the above industries.
Following my AmericanMafia.com story, Gordon Walker, the Administrator of the Nevada Taxi Authority, went into a protective mode and has since begun a campaign to punish whistle blowers.
The following KLAS TV I-Team stories tell of one of Walker’s actions:
MORE INFORMATION:
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canadafreepress.com
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portlandtribune.com
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Steve Miller, is a former Las Vegas City Councilman. In 1991, the readers of the Las Vegas Review Journal voted him the “Most Effective Public Official” in Southern Nevada. Miller writes internationally syndicated columns on organized crime and political corruption for Rick Porrello’s AmericanMafia.com.
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