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Jul. 22, 2008
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Former commissioner's trial postponed

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Lynette Boggs
Ex-Clark County official's attorney cites busy schedule in petitioning for a delay

The trial of former Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs probably will be postponed from next week to Jan. 26.

A District Court judge is scheduled to decide today whether to grant her attorney's request for a delay.

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    • Boggs' lawyer, Gabriel Grasso, had said he would seek a postponement because of his involvement in several other trials over the next few months.

    One of those cases involve robbery allegations against O.J. Simpson, who is scheduled to go to trial in September.

    District Attorney David Roger said a six-month delay would pose no problems.

    "We'll be ready to go to trial in January," Roger said.

    Boggs is accused of perjuring herself when she signed candidacy papers in 2006. Prosecutors say the forms clearly state candidates risk perjury charges if they willfully give false information.

    Prosecutors say Boggs was living at a home on Dutch Valley Drive, which is outside her district, even though she claimed in campaign papers to be living at a different house within the district.

    Grasso said Boggs believed the house at Dutch Valley Drive would eventually be part of her district after rezoning.

    A grand jury indicted Boggs in August 2007 on four charges, but Judge Donald Mosley in February dropped two charges that alleged Boggs improperly paid a baby sitter with campaign funds.

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    tim wrote on July 22, 2008 03:42 PM: think it might have something to do with her ex being a judge?throw the crook in jail with her buddys ,kincaid,herrera,kenny and the rest of the crooked commision.


    . wrote on July 22, 2008 02:54 PM: ,


    Loser wrote on July 22, 2008 02:39 PM: She needs to share a cell with her friend Atkinson-Gates.
    Both a couple of loser's.


    Me wrote on July 22, 2008 02:38 PM: Uppity....plain and simple.
    Although, as far as I can tell, there is no justification for her to be so....
    Go back to scrubbing toilets honey.


    ET wrote on July 22, 2008 02:26 PM: Let her go, she has suffered enough.


    ET wrote on July 22, 2008 02:22 PM: Let her go ,she has suffered enough.


    wildbill wrote on July 22, 2008 01:59 PM: I'm sorry I offended your girlfriend JR. Nonetheless...she is still a dirtbag.


    JR wrote on July 22, 2008 01:33 PM: What ever happen to Justice being blind, or having my day in court? What happen to fairness and a review of all the information before decisions are determined? "Wildbill" you are the worse you have an opinion about everything and everyone and you have no bases for your comment. Before you speak know your facts, go to church because you need some blessing because you are evil and hateful. Did your wife reject you this morning? Get a life learn to be kind and not so hateful-- it’s not very nice. It's interesting all the comments are from ?


    wildbill wrote on July 22, 2008 11:03 AM: "a six month delay would pose no problems"?????
    This may be true schedule-wise, but how about justice for the public? Don't we deserve to see these crooked public servan....oh sorry, scumbags put on trial?


    Nevada Law wrote on July 22, 2008 09:53 AM: Boy, that's nice.

    "your honor, can we postpone this trial, because I'm so greedy that I take more clients than I can handle."

    Dude, if you can't keep up with you caseload, stop taking new clients.


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