It turns out that Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, charged with killing a Las Vegas Review-Journal Journalist, Jeff German, will remain in office for months and get paid while he still sits in prison.
According to the New York Post;
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was denied bail last week after he was charged in the stabbing death of Jeff German, a Las Vegas Review-Journal journalist who had been probing Telles’ alleged misconduct in office.
But as he waits behind bars, a county leader said, Telles will keep getting paid.
“For now, he’s still an elected officer and he’ll get paid while he’s in jail,” Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom told WSAV on Friday.
Segerblom said voters have the option to recall Telles, who lost a Democratic primary in June. But 100,000 signatures are required to put the ballot initiative forward.
There is also the possibility that Telles could resign.
“We can take the scope of work away from him, but as far as him having the title and getting the salary, it is that way, because the voters picked him,” Segerblom told the television station.
Telles is reportedly paid $130,000 annually.
County officials have stressed they have already taken some action against Telles, including prohibiting him from all Clark County facilities. The county also said it told his staff to no longer report to him a couple of months ago, which will continue until a new administrator starts following the November election, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
“The Public Administrator is an elected position and the County is reviewing its options under the law regarding Robert Telles’ current status as the Public Administrator,” the county said Thursday.
You can almost get away with anything when you have the right complexion for protection.
This is insane that this is allowed in our country.
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