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4. OPERATION YOBO
By COREY LEVITAN
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Mar. 2, 2008 |
In 1983, five popular political leaders -- state Sens. Floyd Lamb and Gene Echols, Clark County Commissioners Woodrow Wilson and Jack Petitti, and Reno City Councilman Joe McClelland -- were taken down in one of the biggest public corruption cases in Nevada history.
When Lamb, the sting's initial target, was approached by FBI agent Steve Rybar for a $15 million loan through the Public Employees Retirement System, he was said to have demanded a 1 percent "finder's fee."
"It was amazing to think that the man who had this kind of legitimate power could be so easily bought off," said Rocha. "It was ugly, and a lot of people felt betrayed."
Lamb came from a respected and popular family. His brother, Ralph, served for years as sheriff of Clark County, and another brother, Darwin, served as a Clark County commissioner.
The others indicted in the scandal, dubbed Operation Yobo by the FBI, were convicted of accepting lesser bribes.
"The idea that when things happen in this state, you can't rely on state and local officials -- that the FBI has to come in and get it done -- brought a lot of negative attention to Nevada," Rocha said.
Three of the five convicted served full sentences. Lamb served nine months of a three-year sentence, released in part because of poor health. (He died in 2002.) McClelland's guilty verdict was overturned because of faulty jury instructions after he had already served his one year.
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SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..... we don't talk about floyd lamb like that or bad things could happen to us...kinda like the 1st rule of fight club[/quote]
Who is saying bad things...its true.
4. OPERATION YOBO
By COREY LEVITAN
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Mar. 2, 2008 |
In 1983, five popular political leaders -- state Sens. Floyd Lamb and Gene Echols, Clark County Commissioners Woodrow Wilson and Jack Petitti, and Reno City Councilman Joe McClelland -- were taken down in one of the biggest public corruption cases in Nevada history.
When Lamb, the sting's initial target, was approached by FBI agent Steve Rybar for a $15 million loan through the Public Employees Retirement System, he was said to have demanded a 1 percent "finder's fee."
"It was amazing to think that the man who had this kind of legitimate power could be so easily bought off," said Rocha. "It was ugly, and a lot of people felt betrayed."
Lamb came from a respected and popular family. His brother, Ralph, served for years as sheriff of Clark County, and another brother, Darwin, served as a Clark County commissioner.
The others indicted in the scandal, dubbed Operation Yobo by the FBI, were convicted of accepting lesser bribes.
"The idea that when things happen in this state, you can't rely on state and local officials -- that the FBI has to come in and get it done -- brought a lot of negative attention to Nevada," Rocha said.
Three of the five convicted served full sentences. Lamb served nine months of a three-year sentence, released in part because of poor health. (He died in 2002.) McClelland's guilty verdict was overturned because of faulty jury instructions after he had already served his one year.
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