The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, invites guests to “Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the 40th Anniversary of the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial” on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Drug kingpin Jimmy Chagra, accused of paying a hitman $250,000 to kill U.S. District Judge John Wood, retained Las Vegas attorney Oscar Goodman to defend him. … [Read more...] about The Mob Museum to Host “Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the 40th Anniversary of the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial,” Jan. 18
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Security Company Reports Huge Jump in Orders Following FBI’s Report of Increased 2020 National Murder Numbers
The FBI has reported that murder numbers increased nearly 30 percent in 2020, the steepest increase on record. Nearly 5,000 more Americans were murdered across the country last year than the year before, even as numbers for other crimes, such as rape and robbery, fell, according to FBI figures. About 77 percent of reported murders in 2020 were committed with a … [Read more...] about Security Company Reports Huge Jump in Orders Following FBI’s Report of Increased 2020 National Murder Numbers
The Mob Museum Celebrates 9th Anniversary with Free Admission Feb. 14
Free admission for Nevada residents on February 14 sponsored by NV Energy The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, celebrates its ninth anniversary on Feb. 14 by offering free admission for Nevada residents, sponsored by NV Energy.The day will include a unique photo opportunity with a finely rendered, life-size sculpture of notorious … [Read more...] about The Mob Museum Celebrates 9th Anniversary with Free Admission Feb. 14
Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Over 23 Years In Prison For Committing Two Armed Bank Robberies
A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday to 282 months in prison for committing two armed robberies at the same bank in Henderson and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada. In April 2019, following a three-day trial, a jury convicted Anthony Delano Hylton Jr., 35, of two counts of armed … [Read more...] about Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Over 23 Years In Prison For Committing Two Armed Bank Robberies
The Mob Museum to Present “Vegas Abduction: The Inside Story of the Kevyn Wynn Kidnapping” January 21, 2021
In one of the most brazen crimes of the 1990s, two masked men kidnapped Kevyn Wynn, daughter of Strip casino mogul Steve Wynn, from her Las Vegas condo. The high-profile case fell into the lap of federal prosecutor Tom O’Connell. Now retired, O’Connell will join the Museum in-person as he recounts the dramatic rescue of Wynn’s daughter and how investigators tracked down the … [Read more...] about The Mob Museum to Present “Vegas Abduction: The Inside Story of the Kevyn Wynn Kidnapping” January 21, 2021