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Jury finds former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murdering journalist
Robert Telles sentenced to life in prison in case over Jeff German, reporter who wrote articles critical of him
A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former local Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of Jeff German, an investigative journalist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office.
The jury later sentenced Robert Telles, 47, to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 20 years. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty; Telles had also faced the possibility of life in prison without parole, or a lesser penalty of 20 to 50 years in prison.
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