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Steve Miller

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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Diverted Disaster Leads to Renaissance of Downtown Las Vegas: An Untold Story

LAS VEGAS - On Wednesday, May 4, 1988, the city of Henderson, Nevada was almost wiped from the face of the earth. Had it not been for the small valley surrounding the Pepcon rocket fuel plant that diverted most of a horrendous explosion upward into the atmosphere, what was later termed as the most powerful non-nuclear blast ever recorded within the United States would certainly have had a much more devastating effect.
- Monday, November 26, 2012

Did Ted Binion overdose, or was he murdered?

LAS VEGAS - As you read this, the retrial of Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish will be underway. The appeal court found that the first trial was severely flawed and remanded the case back to the original judge, Joseph Bonaventure. This judge has often been accused of bias in this case, and was once asked to step down. He refused.
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Court Puts Lisa Rizzolo On A Budget

Rizzolo's Divorce Judge Indicted Charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. Previous rulings now in question.
- Monday, November 5, 2012

JUST IN: Kimtran Rizzolo Ordered To Pay Kirk Henry $224,643.52

Racketeer Rick Rizzolo's late father Bart Rizzolo placed over a million dollars Rick secretly received from the sale of the Philadelphia Crazy Horse Too into annuities to try to keep beating victim Kirk Henry and the IRS from being paid.
- Thursday, October 18, 2012

Federal Court Cripples Rizzolo

"The Court concludes Plaintiffs have established that they are likely to succeed on the merits, the balance of equities tips in their favor." Senior U.S. Judge Philip M. Pro - October 10, 2012 INSIDE VEGAS by Steve Miller AmericanMafia.com October 15, 2012 LAS VEGAS - For the first time in the eleven-year-long HENRY v. RIZZOLO case, United States Senior Judge Philip M. Pro stated that he believes beating victim Kirk Henry will prevail at his upcoming Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act (UFTA) jury trail scheduled to begin on March 26, 2013.
- Monday, October 15, 2012

Federal Court Cripples Rizzolo

"The Court concludes Plaintiffs have established that they are likely to succeed on the merits, the balance of equities tips in their favor." Senior U.S. Judge Philip M. Pro - October 10, 2012 INSIDE VEGAS by Steve Miller AmericanMafia.com October 15, 2012 LAS VEGAS - For the first time in the HENRY v. RIZZOLO case, United States Senior Judge Philip M. Pro stated that he believes beating victim Kirk Henry will prevail at his upcoming Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act (UFTA) jury trail scheduled to begin on March 26, 2013.
- Friday, October 12, 2012

BREAKING:  Judge Pro Rules in Kirk Henry’s Favor

Case 2:08-cv-00635-PMP-GWF Document 655 Filed 10/10/12 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA KIRK and AMY HENRY Plaintiffs vs. FREDRICK RIZZOLO aka RICK RIZZOLO, an individual, LISA RIZZOLO, an individual, THE RICK AND LISA RIZZOLO FAMILY TRUST, Defendants.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Lisa Rizzolo’s Amazing Reasons

LAS VEGAS - This Wednesday, Oct. 10, a hearing will be held at 10:30 AM in courtroom 7C at the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas to determine whether an injunction should be placed on Lisa Rizzolo's ability to continue squandering the ill-gotten funds in her and her ex-husband Rick Rizzolo's off shore bank accounts, funds that the court may soon be ordered paid to beating victim Kirk Henry.
- Monday, October 8, 2012


Kimtran Rizzolo explains why she should keep Kirk Henry’s money

Full docket text for document 623: MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr, on 7/25/2012. By Judicial Assistant: Julia Wright. RE: [612] Plaintiff's MOTION for Order Permitting Seizure of Defendant's Annuity Accounts : Motion Hearing set for Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 9:30 AM in LV Courtroom 3A before Magistrate Judge George Foley Jr. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JBW)
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012

JUST IN: Kimtran Rizzolo’s accounts being seized one at a time

Convicted racketeer Rick Rizzolo's stepmother Kimtran fraudulently received $3 million from the sale of the Philadelphia Crazy Horse Too, and immediately set up annuities to try to protect the fraudulently obtained funds that were court ordered to be paid to beating victim Kirk Henry.
- Friday, July 13, 2012

Gag Order may squelch discussion of alleged human trafficking young women for prostitution

"Restraining Defendant GRASSO from intermeddling in Plaintiffs' application process for a permanent liquor license"- Judge Mark R. Denton LAS VEGAS - In what may be a blatant violation of the First Amendment and a breach of the prior restraint doctrine, on Tuesday, June 26, Clark County District Judge Mark Denton approved attorney Ross Goodman's motion for a temporary restraining order filed by troubled strip club owners Ali and Hassan Davari against businessman Michael Grasso. The TRO is essentially a GAG ORDER to prevent Grasso from testifying before the Clark County Commission in regard to a permanent liquor license application for the Davaris to operate a second Las Vegas club called "Cover Girls" on the site of the former "Jaguars" previously owned by Mike Galardi.
- Monday, July 2, 2012

New developments in HENRY vs. RIZZOLO

LAS VEGAS - It was a racketeer's dream come true. Owning a rare 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL 65 Bi-Turbo, the most powerful series-produced roadster in the world (watch a spectacular burnout). With its 604 horsepower and 738 lbs.ft./torque twelve-cylinder twin-turbocharged hand-built motor, Rick Rizzolo could go zero to sixty in just under 4 seconds. The perfect getaway car.
- Monday, June 25, 2012

JUST IN: Kimtran Rizzolo to be tried on Sept. 10 for Contempt

ORDER that Kimtran Rizzolos Motion for a New Trial or in the Alternative, to Alter or Amend Judgment [587] is hereby DENIED. A hearing on Plaintiffs Motion for Order to Hold Defendant Kimtran Rizzolo in Civil Contempt [603] is set for Monday, September 10, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 7C, in the United States District Court, District of Nevada, located at 333 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101. Signed by Judge Philip M. Pro on 6/21/12.
- Thursday, June 21, 2012



Strip club puts gag order on beating victim

On the night of June 22, 2007, businessman Michael Grasso was severely beaten inside Treasures Gentleman's Club. Grasso sued Treasures and received a confidential settlement of $1,000,000.00. (see: Link )
- Wednesday, June 13, 2012


UPDATE: Kimtran Rizzolo Defies Federal Court Order

Tries to stall $1,052,996.03 payment to Kirk Henry that was due on May 19, 2012 Claims her judgment should not include amounts loaned to Rick Rizzolo and attorney fees paid on his behalf.
- Monday, May 21, 2012

UPDATE: Kimtran Rizzolo Defies Federal Court Order

LAS VEGAS - In a not-so-surprising last minute motion, Herb Sachs, attorney for convicted racketeer Rick Rizzolo's stepmother Kimtran Rizzolo, late last Friday filed a hastily written 446 word MOTION to try to stall his client's payment of over a million dollars owed to beating victim Kirk Henry from Rick's previously unreported sale of his interest in the Philadelphia Crazy Horse Too strip club.
- Monday, May 21, 2012

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