Erin Kenny
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Erin Kenny is a former Nevada Democratic politician.
Kenny earned her law degree on May 17, 2002 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law[1]
[edit] Political career
Kenny was first elected to the Clark County Commission in 1994.[2] Running against Richard Moreno, Kenny won with 50.26% if the vote.[3] Kenny ran again in 1998 and won reelection with 52.56% of the vote against challenger Steve Harney.[4]
On April 19, 2001, Kenny appeared before the State of Nevada Commission on Ethics for a hearing.[5]
Kenny surrendered her commission seat in January 2002 for an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor. She filed to run for the office on May 20, 2002[1] against Lieutenant Governor Lorraine Hunt.[6][1][7]
On July 24, 2003, Kenny pleaded guilty to a 'three-count Criminal Indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for the purpose of depriving the citizens of Nevada of her honest services as a Clark County Commissioner.'[8] for her role in Operation G-Sting. After her guilty plea, Kenny was hired by developer Jim Rhodes as a consultant.[6] On July 18, 2007 Kenny was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined a total of $200,000 for her taking of bribe money.[9]
On October 16, 2007 Erin Kenny reported to the federal prison camp in Phoenix Arizona as Inmate No. 36965-048 to start serving her 30 month sentence on political corruption and bribery charges. Since there is no parole in the federal prison system, she will need to serve 25.5 months (2 years, 1.5 months) before her sentence expires and she is released (approximately December of 2009). [10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Morrison, Jane Ann. "Tenacious Kenny serves as lightning rod", Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2002-09-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ Marcus, Ruth. "'Issue Advocacy' Ads Less of an Issue", Washington Post, 1998-10-23. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ ELECTION RESULTS November 8, 1994 General Election. Election Department - Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ ELECTION RESULTS November 3, 1998 General Election. Election Department - Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ a b Packer, Adrienne. "Kenny receiving $201,600 Rhodes salary", Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2006-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO FILED FOR OFFICE IN 2002. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ THREE INDICTED, TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN POLITICAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Erin Kenny sentenced to 30 months", KVBC, 2007-07-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ "Erin Kenny reports to Federal Prison", Las Vegas Review Journal, 2007-10-17. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
| Preceded by Don Schlesinger |
Clark County Commission District F 1995 - 2003 |
Succeeded by Mark James |
