Clark County District Attorney David Roger today likened the cone of silence descending over the medical community in the wake of the hepatitis outbreak to the "nobody talks, everybody walks" mentality of 1980s mob associate Tony Spilotro's Hole in the Wall gang. Roger made it clear the time to cut a deal will have long passed once those medical professionals are in handcuffs. Roger confirmed at least one plaintiff's attorney is telling clients not to cooperate with the criminal investigation because, the attorney claims, a successful prosecution could jeopardize their ability to collect proceeds from the defendants' insurance companies.
Tomorrow -
We've often heard about the lack of medical care and shoddy recordkeeping in Nevada's prisons. Now, the story of a toddler briefly believed to be missing foster child Everlyse Cabrera has prison officials scrambling to explain how babies born to inmates were, until recently, released to any party designated by the mother. Chalk one up for Governor Jim Gibbons, who recognized the flawed policy and sought emergency regulations to change it. Jon talks with Corrections Department Director Howard Skolnik and child welfare advocate Donna Coleman.
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