About this episode

The episode discusses a viral traffic stop involving Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a marriage scam in Las Vegas, significant fines for The Venetian casino, and Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend parade celebrating Olympic women athletes.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo got pulled over by Metro, and the body cam footage just went public. A Las Vegas woman is accused of running a marriage scam, targeting men online, convincing them to fly to Vegas and marry her, then filing for divorce and demanding a financial settlement to fund her gambling habit.The Venetian is the latest Strip casino hit with a multimillion-dollar fine tied to convicted bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, bringing total penalties to $34 million across four casinos. And Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend parade hits the Strip Thursday to give Olympic women athletes the celebration they deserve. Criminal defense attorney Dayvid Figler and NPR’s Mountain West Bureau reporter Yvette Fernandez join host Jesse Merrick to break it all down. Learn more about the sponsors of this Thursday, July 16th episode: Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City…

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Merrick

Guests: Dayvid Figler, Yvette Fernandez

Topics covered

• traffic stop
• marriage scam
• casino fines
• celebration
• Las Vegas news

Keywords

• traffic stop
• marriage scam
• Las Vegas
• The Venetian
• Flavor Flav
• SHE Weekend
• Joe Lombardo
• casino fines

Sponsors

Foundation for Women's Leadership & Empowerment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Venetian

Places: Las Vegas, Nevada

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