Station Casinos Family's Secret History - part 1

[DDutton]

Again, trouble makers: Fertittas' lawyer John Krieger was adimant:

"Scoop McTroll's history of Fertittas is nothing but a pack of lies."

Here's another MMA troublemaker, or is this a Bergeron story? - either way, I do not think this constitutes "proof," or does it?
Like Steve Wynn was apt to say - "Vegas casino pioneers were not mobsters, they were "only friends" of mobsters."

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Proof: Fertitta Family is 100 yr. old Mafia Family

Frank Fertitta II, Frank & Lorenzo's father was founder & former chairman of Station Casinos. Federal investigations linked him to a mob money-skimming operation in 1985 when he was caught on an FBI wire tap stating so, though he was never charged or sanctioned.

Nonetheless, Missouri gaming officials in 1992 refused to issue a gambling permit to Station unless the company guaranteed Fertitta would have no
part in its management, according to published reports. This is when Frank III took over the business reigns from his father.

Both Frank III & Lorenzo were working for the family business during the time that their father was caught on FBI wire-taps implicating himself in the illegal skimming operation at the Fremont Hotel/Casino working together with known organized crime members. The FBI wire-tap transcripts were released to the media. This caused a lot of controversy in Las Vegas and the media there reported closely on it.

It was well known by longtime Las Vegas residents that the Fertitta family was involved in organized crime. ...

[Katz]

Hey, there's a gorilla in the room again... and he just said I DO WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT.

[zengrifter]

Again, trouble makers: Fertittas' lawyer John Krieger was adimant:

"Scoop McTroll's history of Fertittas is nothing but a pack of lies."

So given the amount of good works that the Feritta family, Frank Jr and his boys Frank and Lorenzo,
have done for Vegas over the decades, shouldn't we cut them the benefit of doubt? zg

[zengrifter]

I never had any of that content formally challenged by any lawyer or rep. for the Fertittas. The last hearing I had in my legal case against the Fertittas in bankruptcy court (see www.xyiencesucks.com) featured a sob story from the Fertitta lawyer about how much pain I've caused the brothers with my reporting. Yet, they have never asked me to correct anything they feel is misleading or false on any of my sites.

So what are your basic allegations against Fertittas vis-a-vis Xyience? Is Xycience still a Fertitta company?
Rich, wasn't it you who referred to UFC as the "Enron of MMA"?

[DDutton]

So given the amount of good works that the Feritta family, Frank Jr and his boys Frank and Lorenzo,
have done for Vegas over the decades, shouldn't we cut them the benefit of doubt? zg

Sorry ZG, I still think that Frank II, Frank III, Lorenzo, UFC, Stations, Xyience ... they all need their Wikipedia entries updated.

[zengrifter]

My latest bit of investigation surrounds the car crash that killed Frank Fertitta Jr.'s former business partner Carl Thomas before he could testify in front of Missouri Gaming officials. I am obtaining the full police report and other documentation regarding his autopsy. I just spoke to the sheriff of the county where the crash occurred in 1993, and he indicated there was no evidence of any foul play. However, the responding officer died of a heart attack in 1995 and no tox screen was ever done.

Rich, we need an update on this. Are you still with us?

[zengrifter]

Sorry ZG, I still think that Frank II, Frank III, Lorenzo, UFC, Stations, Xyience ... they all need their Wikipedia entries updated.

Let me speak to Counselor Krieger first.

[aslan]

Let me speak to Counselor Krieger first.

This one?


John Krieger

Press Release Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorney John Krieger Appointed To Justice League of Nevada Board December 17, 2013

Lewis Roca Rothgerber is pleased to announce that Las Vegas Partner John Krieger has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Justice League of Nevada by the State Bar of Nevada’s Board of Governors.The Justice League of Nevada addresses the need for funding of legal services to the poor and disadvantaged in Nevada. The group generates resources to help fund programs that provide representation and legal advice to low-income and at-risk members of the Nevada community. Members of the Board of Trustees, comprised of both lawyers and non-lawyers, are appointed by the Nevada Supreme Court and the State Bar Association. The Board of Trustees and the Executive Director are responsible for administering to and implementing the programs and organizations that receive funding. Krieger is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on intellectual property litigation in both state and federal court; prosecuting and defending clients for claims including trademark infringement, copyright infringement, domain name litigation; as well as trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition. Krieger is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and was the recipient of the 2012 Myrna Williams Children’s Pro Bono Award.

Are they related?

[DDutton]

Press Release Lewis Roca Rothgerber Attorney John Krieger Appointed To Justice League of Nevada Board December 17, 2013

It's a farm-league division of the Justice League of America ...

JLN's Mission -

Justice League of Nevada is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that was founded as the Nevada Law Foundation in 1983 to address the significant need for funding of legal services to the poor and legally disadvantaged in Nevada. The Justice League of Nevada exists to be the guardian of the value “Justice for All” in Nevada. We do this by generating financial resources and investing those resources in programs that employ public interest attorneys to provide representation and legal advice to low income and at risk members of our Nevada communities as well as programs that strengthen knowledge about, and access to, equal justice across our state.

read more: http://www.justiceleagueofnevada.org/about-jl/

I am now a HERO of the JLN, simply by telling y'all about it -

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Surprisingly, Counselor Krieger's appointment didn't even warrant JLN's own newspage -
http://www.justiceleagueofnevada.org/news/

Nor did his appointment warrant the JLN BOD page -
http://www.justiceleagueofnevada.org/board-of-trustees/

[zengrifter]

This one?


John Krieger

That's the esteemed counselor! "That supposed history of Fertittas of Galveston is a pack of lies!" (or thereabouts is what he told me)

[Katz]

That's the esteemed counselor! "Supposed history of Fertittas of Galveston is a pack of lies!"

Krieger has a nice smile. I think I'd buy a used car from him.

[aslan]

Krieger has a nice smile. I think I'd buy a used car from him.

I think I did. Looks like the same guy who sold me my Toyota. Nice car, though.

[Fightnewsunlimited]

Zengrifter, I feel the need to correct your earlier comment about me claiming the UFC was "The Enron of MMA." I never made that assumption at all. It is Xyience itself and the forced bankruptcy of Xyience that I referred to as "The Enron of MMA." The Fertittas purposely propped up Xyience in order to meet the covenants of a huge "Senior Secured Credit Facility" that kept the UFC afloat and allowed the Fertittas and Dana White to collect huge dividends. That financing required the UFC to have strong sponsorships, which is why even through the Xyience BK process the Fertittas pulled all the strings to keep the sponsorship going. They did this while at the same time laying off dozens of employees at Xyience just before the holiday season. They also stiffed a bunch of fighters, though I've heard reports that the UFC covered this up and paid off the biggest names on the list of those who were left out in the cold. It's obviously not nearly on the same scale as Enron was, but a lot of the corrupt behavior was just as shady and underhanded, including the Fertitta right hand man Bill Bullard refusing to hand over emails to the bankruptcy trustee and then claiming the servers crashed. Sounds like the IRS scandal, I know.

Also, I finally put out a new blog on xyiencesucks.com about the Carl Thomas crash in 1993 that was all too convenient for the Fertitta "family" business.

[zengrifter]

Thanks for the clarification, Rich.
It was about the time of Carl Thomas' death that reporter Ned Day also died under mysterious accidental' circumstance, as I recall.

[Positively+EV]

Some news things,

Fertitas sold UFC for $4billion -
http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/u...billion-071116

Stations bought Palms -
http://www.reviewjournal.com/busines...s-3125-million