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The Office for Victims of Crime, established by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984, administers the Crime Victims Fund. The fund is financed by fines paid by convicted federal offenders. As of September 2013, the Fund balance had reached almost $9 billion.
Las Vegas: 1990-02-26: R&B singer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Coasters was shot and killed in his car Murder of Tupac Shakur: Las Vegas: 1996-09-13: Rapper killed in drive-by-shooting [27] Herbert Blitzstein: Las Vegas: 1997-01-6: Loanshark and bookmaker shot in head at his home: Chris Trickle: Las Vegas: 1998-03-25
The nearby gypsum mine was purchased in 1923 by the Blue Diamond Corporation of California. [5] The company opened a wallboard manufacturing plant at the site in 1941, and then began building a company town in 1942. [6] [7] The village of Cottonwood became known as Blue Diamondville that year, when a post office opened under that name.
On the night of Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, targeting concertgoers below at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival.
The Las Vegas Police Department released graphic new photos that provide a chilling look inside Stephen Paddock's 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay Hotel room.
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Between October 1, 2019, and September 30, 2020, the National Center for Victims of Crime was awarded one $1,337,875 in federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the National Crime Victims Helpline. [40] [47] It was also awarded a $714,844 grant from the District of Columbia to fund the DC Victim Hotline. [48]
The Mob Museum, officially the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is a history museum located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.. Opened on February 14, 2012, the Mob Museum is dedicated to featuring the artifacts, stories, and history of organized crime in the United States, as well as the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes.