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G-Sting: Read About The Players

Michael Galardi: Former owner of Jaguars, Cheetahs and Masters strip clubs
Galardi has told federal prosecutors he paid former Clark County Commissioners Erin Kenny, Dario Herrera and Mary Kincaid-Chauncey tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for their votes on construction and liquor licensing issues that appeared before the county commission. Prosecutors say Galardi has either owned or managed strip clubs since he was 21 years old. He is the adopted son of Jack Galardi, also a strip club operator. Galardi has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in exchange for providing information and testimony against Herrera and Kincaid-Chauncey.

Lance Malone: Former Clark County commissioner and Metro police officer 
Malone became a lobbyist for Mike Galardi after leaving the commission. Prosecutors say he was the man who funneled Galardi's money to Kenny, Herrera and Kincaid-Chauncey. Malone has been found guilty of bribing elected officials in San Diego, California for Galardi. Malone will go on trial in Las Vegas on similar charges this August.

Erin Kenny: Former Clark County commissioner
Kenny has admitted taking money from Mike Galardi in exchange for favorable votes involving Galardi projects. She has pled guilty to accept bribes and will be sentenced later this year in Las Vegas. She is expected to testify for the prosecution in this case.

Dario Herrera: Former Clark County commissioner
Herrera is accused of accepting cash, golf outings, lap dances and sexual favors in exchange for helping Mike Galardi clear licensing hurdles for his Jaguars strip club. Herrera was the first member of his family to attend college. He was elected to the Nevada Legislature in 1996, the Clark County Commission in 1998, and lost a 2002 congressional race to Jon Porter.

Mary Kincaid-Chauncey: Former Clark County commissioner
Kincaid-Chauncey is accused of accepting money from Mike Galardi in exchange for favorable votes involving Galardi projects. She is married to former police officer Bob Chauncey, and operates a floral shop, Kincaid Flowers, in North Las Vegas. She was defeated in a 2004 re-election bid by Commissioner Tom Collins.

Judge Larry Hicks: U.S. District Judge
Judge Hicks presides over the G-Sting trial. He is based out of Reno, but spends four days a week in Las Vegas for G-Sting proceedings. Hicks was appointed to the federal bench in January of 2002. Before becoming a federal judge, Hicks was in private practice. In the 1970s, Hicks was the U.S. District Attorney for Washoe County.

Jerry Bernstein: Dario Herrera's attorney
Bernstein is with the New York-based law firm "Blank Rome." Bernstein specializes in white-collar criminal law and civil litigation. Bernstein is a former federal prosecutor and has also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C.

Marc Rothenberg: Member of Dario Herrera's defense team
Rothenberg, too, is with the New York-based "Blank Rome" law firm. Rothenberg specializes in white-collar crime cases. Rothenberg has served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C., where he specialized in complex criminal cases. Rothenberg was also a member of the legal team organized by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to fight organized crime and illegal offshore gambling.

Daniel Shiess: Assistant U.S. Attorney based in Las Vegas
Schies is the head prosecutor for the Herrera & Kincaid-Chauncey portions of "Operation G-Sting". Schiess attended Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City. In 1986, Schiess joined the U.S. Justice Department in Washington D.C. specializing in public integrity issues.

David Malagold: Second prosecutor responsible for the G-Sting trial
Malagold works for the U.S. Justice Department and has a history of working organized crime and corruption cases.

Christopher Byers: Works for the FBI
Byers has looked into Dario Herrera and Mary Kincaid-Chauncey since the G-Sting investigation began in late 2000. He was responsible for overseeing wiretap surveillance and video surveillance. Byers says the investigation originally began after the FBI received a tip about possible political corruption involving both the Clark County Commission and the Las Vegas City Council. It was Byers who requested a Title 3 Federal Order be filed, to authorize wiretaps.

Jim Dickey: Former FBI Special Agent 
Dickey was in charge of the G-Sting investigation. Dickey oversaw the installation of wiretaps on the phones of Lance Malone and Mike Galardi, the two principals in this case. Dickey left the FBI in 2005 for a private sector job in Oklahoma.