Politician and her Lawyer misplace [ahem] $15,940

Alleged felon and former Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs has been paying her attorney, Bill Terry, out of a fund of campaign contributions according to her financial reports. Since retaining counsel, Boggs reported that she paid $15,940 out of her campaign fund for her defense. Problem is: her attorney says he hasn't seen a dime.

The Las Vegas Sun reports:

Boggs did not hold office in 2007, but that didn’t stop her from raising and spending campaign money. That money came from five companies controlled by
developer John Ritter, CEO of Focus Property Group.

Boggs’ report says that in May she paid $10,000 to Terry, whom she retained to fight four felony counts stemming from accusations that she lived outside her commission district and used campaign cash to pay her children’s nanny.

It wasn’t the first time she dipped into her campaign account to pay Terry, a legal step but one that sometimes exposes public officials to contentions that they are using political dollars for personal reasons. She also listed a payment to Terry on Dec. 29, 2006.

Terry’s statements in court, however, seem to contradict Boggs’ campaign finance reports. He appeared before Hearing Master Kevin Williams in September and told the court he would no longer be representing Boggs. “I’ve received no compensation for any work that I’ve done on this,” he said. That statement raises questions about the $15,940 that Boggs’ campaign finance reports indicate she paid Terry.

Nice to see the old boys club has expanded to include the ladies. We deserve a shot at embezzlement and financial mismanagement too!