Woman Indicted in Fatal Drug Overdose of 4-Year-Old

(RENO, Nev.) -- A 50-year-old woman was indicted Wednesday in connection with the January 2009 death of a four-year-old boy in Reno.

Gina Lindquist was reportedly arrested in Las Vegas, and will be brought back to Reno, where she will be arraigned on one count of child neglect causing death, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.

The charge stems from the death of Samuel Sharber, which occurred more than two years ago. Authorities have accused Lindquist of causing the child to overdose on methadone while babysitting him at a Reno hotel.

Lindquist was reportedly on prescribed methadone, and a criminal complaint alleges that while babysitting Sharber on Jan. 25, 2009, the woman was asleep, and the boy consumed some of the medication and eventually died, reports the Reno Gazette Journal.

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IRS Agent Pleads Guilty to Prostitution-Related Charges

(RENO, Nev.) -- A retired IRS agent pleaded guilty Wednesday to allegations he transported an 18-year-old woman from California to Nevada for prostitution purposes, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal.

Kemp Shiffer, 58, is charged with one count of transporting an individual in interstate commerce for purposes of prostitution.

“Prostitution may be lawful in most Nevada counties, but it is unlawful under federal law to transport persons across state lines for the purpose of prostitution,” said U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden, according to the Gazette. “Additionally, and as the plea agreement indicates, the defendant’s sentence may be increased by the court because the defendant coerced the woman to engage in prostitution.”

Shiffer faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, if convicted.

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Dr. Conrad Murray No Longer Licensed in Nevada

(RENO, Nev.) -- Nevada Board of Medical Examiners confirmed Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Monday in the singer's death, is no longer licensed in Nevada.

The Reno Gazette Journal reports that his license expired in July and Murray did not renew it.

“In June of 2010 we entered into an agreement with (Murray's) attorney restricting his practice in Nevada. He wasn't allowed to do anything involving anesthesia," said Edward Cousineau, the board's deputy director.

Nevada law permits administering licenses to doctors with felony convictions related to medicine.

After a six-week trial Murray was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of involuntary manslaughter for administering propofol to Jackson on the day of his death in 2009.

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Gaming Control Board: Revenues Down for Nevada Casinos

(RENO, Nev.) -- Casino revenue in Nevada is on the decline, according to the latest figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday.

The board said that for the month of September casinos across the state raked in $863.9 million, a decline when compared to the $917.8 million recorded for the same month in 2010, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Officials say casinos in Las Vegas experienced a 5.69 percent decline in revenue in September 2011, collecting $490.9 million.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that revenue figures were mixed in other cities across the state.

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Poll Suggests Obama Falling Out of Favor in Key Swing States

(WASHINGTON) -- After jumping ahead of Republicans in Congress by 15 percentage points in a poll on whom people trust more to help create jobs, President Obama has returned to parity with his opponents in the new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Obama 2012 campaign officials had previously heralded the president’s lead as evidence that his push for his jobs bill was resonating with voters. Citing the ABC News/Washington Post poll indicating that in September the president held a lead of 49 to 34 percent, senior adviser David Axelrod wrote in a memo released to the press, “Trust in creating jobs has gone from a tie in early September to a 15 percent advantage for the President.”

In the new poll, however, when asked “Who do you trust to do a better job creating jobs,” 40 percent of respondents cited President Obama and 40 percent cited the Republicans in Congress.

The confidence gap has turned to a confidence deficit for Obama in 12 key swing states, according to a Gallup poll of the battlegrounds released last week.

Voters in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin all said they trust a generic “Republican candidate” over Obama when it comes to handling the issue of unemployment.

Forty-nine percent of respondents in a combined survey of the swing states said they think Republicans would do a better job solving the jobs crisis, while 42 percent favored Obama. The poll, conducted between Oct. 20-27, has a margin of error of three percentage points.

The Obama campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

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