A Nevada Democratic official may be stripped of his position after he was arrested for the slaying of a Las Vegas reporter who had been probing misconduct in his office.
, then lost the Democratic Party primary in June – after German wrote stories accusing Telles of having an affair with a married underling and running a toxic work environment.Robert Telles in a Las Vegas courtroom Tuesday Sept. 21, 2022, where he was arraigned for the stabbing death of Jeff German.in his home before allegedly fleeing wearing an orange shirt and a wide-brim straw hat, according to police.
If a judge does not strip Telles of his position, he is entitled to continue raking in his $120,000 a year salary, with another $50,000 in benefits, until his term is up Dec. 31, 2022. The politician-turned-criminal defendant was assigned a court-appointed attorney Tuesday at his arraignment on one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon on a victim 60 years of age or older. He did not enter a plea.
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