Fox News Politics: Ex-Vegas pol gets life in the slammer

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Robert Telles was found guilty of killing Jeff German in 2022

A former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician convicted of killing an investigative journalist who had written critical stories about him was told by a judge Wednesday that he must spend at least 28 years behind bars before he is eligible for parole. 

The judge invoked sentencing enhancements to add eight years to the minimum 20 years to life sentence that a jury set in August after finding Robert Telles guilty of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German outside German’s home during Labor Day weekend in 2022.

German, 69, spent 44 years covering crime, courts and corruption in Las Vegas. At the time of German's death, Telles, 47, was the elected administrator of a Clark County office that handles unclaimed estate and probate property cases...Read more

Robert Telles delivers a statement during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 16. (KTNV)

White House

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