Erin Kenny

Erin Kenny is a former Nevada Democratic politician.

Kenny earned her law degree on May 17, 2002 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law 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 |accessdate=2007-07-05 |format= |work= Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=2002-09-29] Kenny subsequently failed the Nevada bar exam.

Political career

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

On April 19, 2001, Kenny appeared before the State of Nevada Commission on Ethics for a hearing. [ cite web |url= http://ethics.nv.gov/MEETING%20NOTICE%20&%20AGENDA/2001/2001%20April%2019.htm |title= NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING |accessdate=2007-07-05 |format= |work= ]

Kenny surrendered her commission seat in January 2002 for an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor. She filed to run for the office on May 20, 2002 against Lieutenant Governor Lorraine Hunt. cite news |first= Adrienne |last= Packer |url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/8242852.html |title= Kenny receiving $201,600 Rhodes salary |accessdate=2007-07-05 |format= |work= Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=2006-06-29] [ cite web |url= http://accessclarkcounty.com/election/2002_CF/Cuml.htm#Lieutenant%20Governor |title= COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO FILED FOR OFFICE IN 2002 |accessdate=2007-07-05 |format= |work= ]

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.' [ cite web |url= http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/home/pressrelease/november2003/malone110603.htm |title= THREE INDICTED, TWO PLEAD GUILTY IN POLITICAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION |accessdate=2007-07-05 |format= |work= ] for her role in Operation G-Sting. After her guilty plea, Kenny was hired by developer Jim Rhodes as a consultant. On July 18, 2007 Kenny was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined a total of $200,000 for her taking of bribe money. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Erin Kenny sentenced to 30 months |url= http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6806938 |work=KVBC |publisher= |date=2007-07-18 |accessdate=2007-07-18 ]

On October 16, 2007 Erin 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). [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Erin Kenny reports to Federal Prison|url= http://www.lvrj.com/news/10597107.html |work=Las Vegas Review Journal |publisher= |date=2007-10-17 |accessdate=2007-10-17 ]

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