The jury found a former Nevada politician guilty of killing journalist Jeff German in September 2022.
A former Nevadawas sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on Wednesday of killing journalist Jeff German in September 2022.
"Today's verdict should send a message, and that message is a clear message that any attempts to silence the media, or to silence or intimidate a journalist, will not be tolerated," Wolfson said. Telles took the stand in his own trial on Aug. 21, "unequivocally" maintaining his innocence and insisting he was "framed" in a sweeping conspiracy by a real estate company that he said he was investigating for alleged bribery.
"There were others that had far more motive to make it look like was the killer, and to conduct this killing because Jeff German was a good reporter -- he would ultimately get to what the truth was," Draskovich said. Before sending the jury off to deliberate on sentencing, Draskovich urged jurors not to hand down a life sentence.
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