AG Ford Faces Conflict of Interest Concerns Over $285 Opioid Settlement
Ford’s former law firm received at least $65 million in attorney’s fees
By Megan Barth, October 27, 2023 4:09 pm
Governor Lombardo’s Better Nevada PAC has been relentless in targeting legislative Democrats in Carson City with claims that they oversee a “culture of corruption” as ethical concerns and conflicts of interests have been raised in relation to funneling taxpayer money to nonprofits where Democratic lawmakers are employed or affiliated.
Now, Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford is under scrutiny in light of a recent report that exposes his former law firm received at least $65 million in attorney fees from Ford’s $285 million settlement with Walgreens.
At the time of the settlement, Ford acknowledged and thanked his former law firm Eglet Adams for their work in securing the settlement. . .
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Bribery Scheme Lawyer Raises Cash For Harry Reid’s Handpicked Candidate
Catherine Cortez Masto is holding a campaign fundraiser today with Robert Eglet – a Las Vegas lawyer with a history of shady behavior and possible criminal activity.
In 2014, Eglet was at the center of an alleged bribery scheme when he was named as the financier for an effort to keep judicial candidates off the ballot. According to a sworn affidavit, the man hosting Cortez Masto’s fundraiser agreed to offer money to at least one potential candidate in order to convince him to withdraw from a judicial race and instead run against a judge who was not represented by his associate:
In A Sworn Affidavit, One Candidate Accused Robert Eglet Of Financing A Bribe To Convince Him To Withdraw From His Race. . .