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'''Erin Leigh Callin Kenny''' (born December 21, 1960) is a former [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician from [[Nevada]].
'''Erin Leigh Callin Kenny''' (born December 21, 1960) is a former [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician from [[Nevada]].


Kenny earned her law degree on May 17, 2002, from [[William S. Boyd School of Law]], [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].<ref name=rj2>{{cite news |first= Jane Ann |last= Morrison |url= http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-29-Sun-2002/news/19679746.html |title= Tenacious Kenny serves as lightning rod |access-date=2007-07-05 |work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] | date=2002-09-29}}</ref> She subsequently failed the Nevada bar exam.
Kenny earned her law degree on May 17, 2002, from [[William S. Boyd School of Law]], [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]].<ref name=rj2>{{cite news |first= Jane Ann |last= Morrison |url= http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-29-Sun-2002/news/19679746.html |title= Tenacious Kenny serves as lightning rod |access-date=July 5, 2007 |work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] | date=September 29, 2002}}</ref> She subsequently failed the Nevada bar exam.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Kenny was elected to a single term in the [[Nevada Assembly]] in 1992, defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent Brad Goetting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/ELECTION/Results/92_Gen.asp |title=1992 General Election Results - Clark County, NV, Election Department |access-date=2008-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205025340/http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/92_Gen.asp |archive-date=2008-12-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Kenny was elected to a single term in the [[Nevada Assembly]] in 1992, defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent Brad Goetting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/ELECTION/Results/92_Gen.asp |title=1992 General Election Results - Clark County, NV, Election Department |access-date=November 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205025340/http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/92_Gen.asp |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Kenny was elected to the [[Clark County Commission]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |first= Ruth |last= Marcus |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/issues102398.htm |title= 'Issue Advocacy' Ads Less of an Issue |access-date=2007-07-05 |work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=1998-10-23}}</ref> Running against Richard Moreno, she won with 50.26% if the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/94_Gen.asp#CC_COMM |title=ELECTION RESULTS November 8, 1994 General Election |access-date=2007-07-05 |work=Election Department - Clark County, Nevada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021012247/http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/94_Gen.asp |archive-date=2007-10-21 }}</ref> Kenny ran again in 1998 and won reelection with 52.56% of the vote against challenger Steve Harney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/98_Gen.asp |title=ELECTION RESULTS November 3, 1998 General Election |access-date=2007-07-05 |work=Election Department - Clark County, Nevada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023073906/http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/98_Gen.asp |archive-date=2007-10-23 }}</ref>
Kenny was elected to the [[Clark County Commission]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |first= Ruth |last= Marcus |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/issues102398.htm |title= 'Issue Advocacy' Ads Less of an Issue |access-date=July 5, 2007 |work=[[The Washington Post]] | date=October 23, 1998}}</ref> Running against Richard Moreno, she won with 50.26% if the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/94_Gen.asp#CC_COMM |title=ELECTION RESULTS November 8, 1994 General Election |access-date=July 5, 2007 |work=Election Department - Clark County, Nevada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021012247/http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/94_Gen.asp |archive-date=October 21, 2007 }}</ref> Kenny ran again in 1998 and won reelection with 52.56% of the vote against challenger Steve Harney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/98_Gen.asp |title=ELECTION RESULTS November 3, 1998 General Election |access-date=July 5, 2007 |work=Election Department - Clark County, Nevada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023073906/http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/Results/98_Gen.asp |archive-date=October 23, 2007 }}</ref>


On April 19, 2001, Kenny appeared before the [[Nevada Commission on Ethics]], accused of pressuring county employees to break into the Clark County administration building to get payroll records. She was cleared of wrongdoing in a 3 to 1 decision.<ref>{{cite news|last=Geary|first=Frank|title=STATE ETHICS COMMISSION: 3-1 vote clears Kenny|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-20-Fri-2001/news/15917444.html|access-date=9 July 2011|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=20 April 2001}}</ref>
On April 19, 2001, Kenny appeared before the [[Nevada Commission on Ethics]], accused of pressuring county employees to break into the Clark County administration building to get payroll records. She was cleared of wrongdoing in a 3 to 1 decision.<ref>{{cite news|last=Geary|first=Frank|title=STATE ETHICS COMMISSION: 3-1 vote clears Kenny|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2001/Apr-20-Fri-2001/news/15917444.html|access-date=July 9, 2011|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=April 20, 2001}}</ref>


Kenny was the Democratic nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]] in 2002, but was defeated by Republican incumbent [[Lorraine Hunt]].<ref name=rj2/><ref name=rj1>{{cite news |first= Adrienne |last= Packer |url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/8242852.html |title=Kenny receiving $201,600 Rhodes salary | work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] | date=2007-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814133123/http://www.lvrj.com/news/8242852.html |archive-date=2007-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/2002_CF/Cuml.htm#Lieutenant%20Governor |title=COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO FILED FOR OFFICE IN 2002 |access-date=2007-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203152129/http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election/2002_CF/Cuml.htm#Lieutenant%20Governor |archive-date=2005-12-03 }}</ref>
Kenny was the Democratic nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]] in 2002, but was defeated by Republican incumbent [[Lorraine Hunt]].<ref name=rj2/><ref name=rj1>{{cite news |first= Adrienne |last= Packer |url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/8242852.html |title=Kenny receiving $201,600 Rhodes salary | work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] | date=June 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814133123/http://www.lvrj.com/news/8242852.html |archive-date=August 14, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/2002_CF/Cuml.htm#Lieutenant%20Governor |title=COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO FILED FOR OFFICE IN 2002 |access-date=July 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203152129/http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election/2002_CF/Cuml.htm#Lieutenant%20Governor |archive-date=December 3, 2005 }}</ref>


Early in 2003 Kenny was implicated in [[Operation G-Sting]], a federal corruption investigation involving a Las Vegas strip club. She agreed to plead guilty and [[turn state's evidence]] in exchange for a lighter sentence. On July 24, 2003, Kenny [[plea]]ded guilty to a "three-count criminal indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for the purpose of depriving the citizens of Nevada of her [[honest services fraud|honest services]] as a Clark County Commissioner." The investigation ultimately resulted in the convictions of several other former elected officials, including former county commissioners [[Lance Malone]], [[Dario Herrera]] and [[Mary Kincaid-Chauncey]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/home/pressrelease/november2003/malone110603.htm |title=THREE INDICTED, TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN POLITICAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION |access-date=2007-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206222341/http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/home/pressrelease/november2003/malone110603.htm |archive-date=2007-02-06 }}</ref> After her guilty plea, Kenny was hired by developer [[Jim Rhodes (developer)|Jim Rhodes]] as a consultant.<ref name=rj1/> On July 18, 2007, she was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined a total of $200,000 for her taking of bribe money.<ref>{{cite news |title=Erin Kenny sentenced to 30 months |url= http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6806938 |work=[[KSNV-DT|KVBC]] |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2007-07-18 }}</ref>
Early in 2003 Kenny was implicated in [[Operation G-Sting]], a federal corruption investigation involving a Las Vegas strip club. She agreed to plead guilty and [[turn state's evidence]] in exchange for a lighter sentence. On July 24, 2003, Kenny [[plea]]ded guilty to a "three-count criminal indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for the purpose of depriving the citizens of Nevada of her [[honest services fraud|honest services]] as a Clark County Commissioner." The investigation ultimately resulted in the convictions of several other former elected officials, including former county commissioners [[Lance Malone]], [[Dario Herrera]] and [[Mary Kincaid-Chauncey]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/home/pressrelease/november2003/malone110603.htm |title=THREE INDICTED, TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN POLITICAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION |access-date=July 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206222341/http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/home/pressrelease/november2003/malone110603.htm |archive-date=February 6, 2007 }}</ref> After her guilty plea, Kenny was hired by developer [[Jim Rhodes (developer)|Jim Rhodes]] as a consultant.<ref name=rj1/> On July 18, 2007, she was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined a total of $200,000 for her taking of bribe money.<ref>{{cite news |title=Erin Kenny sentenced to 30 months |url= http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6806938 |work=[[KSNV-DT|KVBC]] |date=July 18, 2007 |access-date=July 18, 2007 }}</ref>


On October 16, 2007, Kenny reported to the federal prison camp in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], as inmate no. 36965-048 to start serving her 30-month sentence on political corruption and bribery charges. Since there is no parole in the federal prison system, she will need to serve 25.5 months (2 years, 1.5 months) before her sentence expires and she is released (approximately December 2009).<ref>{{cite news |title=Erin Kenny reports to Federal Prison|url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/10597107.html |work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=2007-10-17 |access-date=2007-10-17 }}</ref>{{update needed}}
On October 16, 2007, Kenny reported to the [[Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix|federal prison camp]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], as inmate no. 36965-048 to start serving her 30-month sentence on political corruption and bribery charges. Since there is no parole in the federal prison system, she needed to serve 25.5 months (2 years, 1.5 months) before her sentence expired and she was released (approximately December 2009).<ref>{{cite news |title=Erin Kenny reports to Federal Prison|url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/10597107.html |work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=October 17, 2007 |access-date=October 17, 2007 }}</ref> Kenny was later transferred back to the Las Vegas Corrections Center on June 17, 2009, where she spent the rest of her sentence until her scheduled release on December 18.<ref>{{cite news |last=Packer |first=Adrianne |title=Dario Herrera, Erin Kenny returning to Las Vegas after stays in prison |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/dario-herrera-erin-kenny-returning-to-las-vegas-after-stays-in-prison/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 17, 2009}}</ref> She was listed as living in Las Vegas as recently as 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Vanessa |author2=Bill Roe |title=I-Team: Operation G-Sting – Where are the players now? |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/i-team-operation-g-sting-where-are-the-players-now/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=8newsnow.com |date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 1 September 2024

Erin Kenny
Clark County (Nevada) Commissioner
from district "F"
In office
1995–2003
Preceded byDon Schlesinger
Succeeded byMark James
Member of the Nevada Assembly
from the 4th district
In office
1993–1995
Preceded byBrad Goetting
Succeeded byDeanna Braunlin
Personal details
Born (1960-12-21) December 21, 1960 (age 63)
Pasadena, California
Political partyDemocratic

Erin Leigh Callin Kenny (born December 21, 1960) is a former Democratic politician from Nevada.

Kenny earned her law degree on May 17, 2002, from William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[1] She subsequently failed the Nevada bar exam.

Political career

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Kenny was elected to a single term in the Nevada Assembly in 1992, defeating Republican incumbent Brad Goetting.[2]

Kenny was elected to the Clark County Commission in 1994.[3] Running against Richard Moreno, she won with 50.26% if the vote.[4] Kenny ran again in 1998 and won reelection with 52.56% of the vote against challenger Steve Harney.[5]

On April 19, 2001, Kenny appeared before the Nevada Commission on Ethics, accused of pressuring county employees to break into the Clark County administration building to get payroll records. She was cleared of wrongdoing in a 3 to 1 decision.[6]

Kenny was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 2002, but was defeated by Republican incumbent Lorraine Hunt.[1][7][8]

Early in 2003 Kenny was implicated in Operation G-Sting, a federal corruption investigation involving a Las Vegas strip club. She agreed to plead guilty and turn state's evidence in exchange for a lighter sentence. On July 24, 2003, Kenny pleaded guilty to a "three-count criminal indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for the purpose of depriving the citizens of Nevada of her honest services as a Clark County Commissioner." The investigation ultimately resulted in the convictions of several other former elected officials, including former county commissioners Lance Malone, Dario Herrera and Mary Kincaid-Chauncey.[9] After her guilty plea, Kenny was hired by developer Jim Rhodes as a consultant.[7] On July 18, 2007, she was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined a total of $200,000 for her taking of bribe money.[10]

On October 16, 2007, Kenny reported to the federal prison camp in Phoenix, Arizona, as inmate no. 36965-048 to start serving her 30-month sentence on political corruption and bribery charges. Since there is no parole in the federal prison system, she needed to serve 25.5 months (2 years, 1.5 months) before her sentence expired and she was released (approximately December 2009).[11] Kenny was later transferred back to the Las Vegas Corrections Center on June 17, 2009, where she spent the rest of her sentence until her scheduled release on December 18.[12] She was listed as living in Las Vegas as recently as 2017.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Morrison, Jane Ann (September 29, 2002). "Tenacious Kenny serves as lightning rod". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  2. ^ "1992 General Election Results - Clark County, NV, Election Department". Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Marcus, Ruth (October 23, 1998). "'Issue Advocacy' Ads Less of an Issue". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  4. ^ "ELECTION RESULTS November 8, 1994 General Election". Election Department - Clark County, Nevada. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  5. ^ "ELECTION RESULTS November 3, 1998 General Election". Election Department - Clark County, Nevada. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  6. ^ Geary, Frank (April 20, 2001). "STATE ETHICS COMMISSION: 3-1 vote clears Kenny". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Packer, Adrienne (June 29, 2007). "Kenny receiving $201,600 Rhodes salary". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007.
  8. ^ "COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO FILED FOR OFFICE IN 2002". Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  9. ^ "THREE INDICTED, TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN POLITICAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION". Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  10. ^ "Erin Kenny sentenced to 30 months". KVBC. July 18, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
  11. ^ "Erin Kenny reports to Federal Prison". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 17, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
  12. ^ Packer, Adrianne (June 17, 2009). "Dario Herrera, Erin Kenny returning to Las Vegas after stays in prison". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  13. ^ Murphy, Vanessa; Bill Roe (February 16, 2017). "I-Team: Operation G-Sting – Where are the players now?". 8newsnow.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
Preceded by Clark County Commission
District F
1995 - 2003 		Succeeded by
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