Las Vegas NowJim Gibbons Sends Hundreds of Text Messages to Woman

Jim Gibbons Sends Hundreds of Text Messages to Woman

Gov. Jim Gibbons, who wants a divorce from first lady Dawn Gibbons, used his state-owned cell phone to send more than 860 text messages in one month last year to a woman he describes as a longtime friend, according to documents obtained by the Reno Gazette-Journal.

The records reveal a flurry of text messages between Gibbons and a cell phone owned by the estranged wife of a Reno doctor. Gibbons has been seen in Reno on several outings with the woman since his marital troubles with Dawn Gibbons became public.

In a court brief filed two weeks ago, Dawn Gibbons accused her husband of ending their 22-year marriage because of his "infatuation and involvement" with the wife of a Reno doctor. That woman has never been officially named by Dawn Gibbons or her lawyer.

Gibbons accrued hefty cell phone bills in March 2007 and April 2007, when he exchanged the text messages with the woman. Because the state didn't have a text messaging plan, the charge was 15 cents for each message. The total bill was $130. A spokesman said Gibbons reimbursed the state for the charges.
   
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)