MIT grad guilty in weapons case
41-year-old linked to cache of explosives agrees to plea
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate who prosecutors say stored a cache of explosives in his Las Vegas home pleaded guilty to weapons charges Thursday.
Nicolai Mork, 41, agreed to a sentence of four to 10 years in prison for his guilty plea on two counts: attempted unlawful acts related to weapons of mass destruction and possession of components of an explosive or incendiary device with the intent to manufacture.
Defense attorney Nicholas Wooldridge said Mork was “worn down” after behind held in the Clark County Detention Center on $8 million bail for more than a year while his case ground on and is prepared to serve his time in prison.
“I still think the case was over- charged,” Wooldridge said.
Mork remains under investigation on possible federal charges related to images authorities found on his computers, according to his lawyer. In previous court hearings, prosecutors showed video found on one of Mork’s computers that depicted him attacking a woman inside his apartment, but charges in connection with the video were not brought.
Las Vegas police first tracked Mork in December 2016 after linking him to at least eight Molotov cocktails found near “seemingly random homes” in the southeast valley neighborhood where he lived, according to court records.
Detectives also discovered 264 pounds of a mixture of ammonium
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Adelson, a Republican megadonor, is chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands. Sands companies donated a combined $30,000 to Hernandez and another $30,000 to the Nevada Progressives United PAC, which is tied to Laborers Local 872.
Andy Abboud, senior vice president of government affairs for Sands, said it is supporting Hernandez in part because Segerblom has criticized the company.
County commissioners voted to certify primary election results Wednesday.
The county last conducted a recount for the 2016 presidential election. A partial recount was made in 92 precincts at the request of nonpartisan candidate Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente.
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