Robert Telles, former Las Vegas-area politician, sentenced to at least 28 years for killing reporter Jeff German
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Robert Telles, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official, was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing investigative journalist Jeff German. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter wrote articles critical of Telles' conduct in office two years ago and exposed an intimate relationship with a female coworker.
A judge invoked sentencing enhancements for elements including use of a deadly weapon, lying in wait and the age of the reporter to add eight years to the minimum 20-year sentence that a jury set in August after finding Telles guilty of murder.
During the sentencing, Telles addressed German's family and offered his condolences but still maintained he was innocent, CBS affiliate KLAS-TV reported.
