Events

 

Short list:

 


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 1st Legal Brothel

 Former Storey County, Nevada district attorney Virgil Bucchianeri recalls the legalization of Mustang Bridge Ranch. 

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1974 FBI sting

The FBI’s failed attempt to entrap Conforte making a deadly threat against the newly elected district attorney of Clark County, George Holt.

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1976 Grand Jury report

The Washoe County Grand Jury’s final report on Joseph Conforte’s underworld.

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 1976 Bonavena murder

 Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena, seventh-ranked heavyweight boxer from Argentina, was shot and killed at Mustang Ranch by Joseph Conforte’s enforcer, Willard Ross Brymer.

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1977 Tax evasion

Joe and Sally Conforte were convicted of federal tax evasion and fraud in a case that ultimately set legal precedence for a fugitive’s non-right to appeal.

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1983 Arrest

Having lived as a fugitive of justice for three years in Brazil to avoid five years in prison for tax evasion, Joe Conforte alleged he bribed a federal judge then gave himself up to federal authorities.