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🌱Unemployment Fraud + Las Vegas Company Moving Families For Free
Welcome to the Las Vegas Daily, your source for the scoop on the most important things happening in town.
Good day, neighbors! Rachel Kilimnik here with a fresh edition of the Las Vegas Daily.
First, today's weather:
Sunny and nice. High: 79 Low: 59.
Here are the top stories in Las Vegas today:
- A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to filing two dozen fraudulent unemployment claims totaling more than $250,000, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Antwine Demon Hunter, 34, along with other co-conspirators, used personal information to submit 24 claims to Nevada DETR and the Employment Development Department between June and September 2020, court records state. Hunter was sentenced on Oct. 27 to 49 months in federal prison for filing two dozen fraudulent unemployment claims. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- A Las Vegas moving company is offering free moves for families who are still being affected by the pandemic. According to a news release, Move 4 Less has opened applications for the third cycle of its "Moving Our Community" initiative, which helps local families who have to relocate from their current residence due to COVID-19-triggered economic or other financial issues. Nominations may be made by a third party. Moves should be to and from locations with a Las Vegas, Henderson, or North Las Vegas address. (FOX5 Las Vegas)
- A North Las Vegas man was arrested for allegedly threatening a chemical attack at the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival, according to an arrest report. (News3LV)
- Ghost City Tours lures customers to downtown Vegas by saying "to feel the energy that our ghosts give off, you have to be in the actual places where the haunting takes place."
- Restaurants and taverns are frequently known as haunts. Some in Southern Nevada take it literally, providing their customers with ghost stories. (KNPR)
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— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.