Stories tagged: "Sigal Chattah"


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‘It’s an Issue of a Fundamental Liberty’:  Interview With Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, Part 3

In the third and final part of our interview series with Nevada Attorney General (AG) Aaron Ford, we talk about his top priorities for a potential second term, his defense of reproductive rights and Nevada’s 2020 election results, and what he’s done to ensure economic justice for his constituents.

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Sigal Chattah acepta $ 10,000 en donaciones de campaña de un contrabandista de armas acusado

En la década de 1990, Curtis Debord supuestamente contrabandeó $ 5 millones en armas y partes de armas a los EE. UU., según el gobierno federal. Investigadores en California también sospecharon que Debord pudo haber estado involucrado en un asesinato a sueldo en la década de los 80, aunque no fue acusado. Debord es ahora uno de los mayores donantes de la candidata republicana a fiscal general Sigal Chattah.

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Sigal Chattah Accepts $10,000 in Campaign Donations From Accused Gun Smuggler

In the 1990s, Curtis Debord allegedly smuggled $5 million worth of guns and weapon parts into the US, according to the federal government. Investigators in California also suspected Debord may have been involved in a murder-for-hire in the 1980s, though he wasn’t charged. Debord is now one of Republican attorney general candidate Sigal Chattah’s biggest donors.

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La tasa de homicidios de Nevada ha bajado un 20 %, pero el crimen sigue siendo un foco clave de la carrera por el cargo de fiscal general

A pesar de que la tasa de homicidios de Nevada ha bajado un 20 % este año, la candidata republicana Sigal Chattah ha tratado de pintar un retrato distópico del estado y culpar al actual fiscal general Ford. Sin embargo, Chattah se opone notablemente a leyes más estrictas en torno al arma principal utilizada en los asesinatos: las pistolas.

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Nevada’s Murder Rate Is Down 20%, but Crime Remains a Key Focus of the Attorney General’s Race

Even as Nevada’s murder rate is down 20% this year, Republican candidate Sigal Chattah has tried to paint a dystopian portrait of the state and pin the blame on incumbent Attorney General Ford. Notably, however, Chattah opposes tougher laws surrounding the main weapon used in murders: guns.

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2017 file photo shows then-Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, in his office in Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen, File)
Por qué estos 13 republicanos de Nevada respaldaron al demócrata Aaron Ford para el cargo de fiscal general

Amy Tarkanian, expresidenta del Partido Republicano de Nevada, describió a la candidata republicana a fiscal general, Sigal Chattah, como “una candidata peligrosa y sin la experiencia."

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2017 file photo shows then-Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, in his office in Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen, File)
Why 13 Nevada Republicans Endorsed Democrat Aaron Ford for Attorney General

Former Nevada GOP Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian described the Republican nominee for attorney general, Sigal Chattah, as “an unprepared, dangerous candidate."