Convention Authority tries to thwart investigation

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority paid consultants... to help thwart a Review-Journal investigation. One consultant wanted to search campaign records... to discredit a top Nevada politician and LVCVA critic. Thousands went to outside counsel and PR contractors. Authority staff emailed talking points to board members. Authority spokeswoman Jacqueline Peterson called the reporters "charlatan carpetbaggers." But in the end, the Authority responded to the investigation by making reforms.