Las Vegas NowI-Team: Prominent Attorney Target of Criminal Investigation

I-Team: Prominent Attorney Target of Criminal Investigation

A veteran Las Vegas attorney and former prosecutor is facing a single criminal charge in connection with a shoplifting incident in Utah. The incident was caught on tape at a Utah resort in late March and is just now coming to light in Las Vegas.

The surveillance tape was recorded by a camera inside the General Store at the Sundance Resort.

On the afternoon of March 24, 2009, just as a clerk walks away from the counter and into a backroom, a man is seen entering the front door. He quickly focuses his attention on a mannequin by the door.

With almost no hesitation, the man on the tape plucks a necklace from the mannequin. He checks around to see if anyone saw him. He then moves across the store toward the counter and as he walks, he appears to slip the necklace into a bag he was carrying.

The man then proceeds to fill out three postcards at the counter, which is how the store was later able to get an idea of who he was. He filled out the postcards, sent one to his wife and one to his office secretary and signed his name -- Gary.

When the store manager noticed the missing necklace, he cued up the security tape and remembered that the man who took the necklace had asked his clerk to mail some postcards.

The manager phoned the Utah County Sheriff's Office, which soon identified the man in the video, the one who signed the postcards, as Gary Guymon, a Las Vegas attorney who has worked at the Clark County Public Defenders Office since 2004.

Up until 2004, Guymon was one of the best known prosecutors in Nevada. He handled numerous high profile criminal cases, including the so-called Black Widow murderess Margaret Rudin.

But Guymon's star lost its luster when his name surfaced in connection with the massive FBI investigation known as G-Sting, which resulted in four Clark County Commissioners going to prison.

Guymon reportedly introduced former County Commissioner Lance Malone to strip club owner Mike Galardi. Malone became Galardi's bag man, delivering piles of cash and other goodies to assorted public officials.

FBI Agents say Guymon became a regular at Galardi's strip clubs. Galardi testified that he paid for drinks, lap dances, and even sex acts performed on Guymon by exotic dancers, something that Guymon vehemently denied when he was called to testify in the trial.

The FBI also believed Guymon used his position to make traffic tickets, DUI's, and other charges disappear for Galardi's employees. Guymon was not fired by the DA officially, but he was given a strong push out the door.

Authorities in Utah say Guymon will be charged with a single misdemeanor count of shoplifting. The necklace, valued at a few hundred dollars, would not justify a felony count but according to Lt. Spencer Cannon, there's no doubt a theft occurred.

The manager at the Sundance General Store says no one remembers seeing Guymon previously and if it had not been for the signed post cards, they might not have figured out the identity of the man on the videotape.

Guymon did not return calls for comment. His boss, Public Defender Phil Kohn said Guymon informed him of the incident Tuesday morning.