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COPYRIGHT 2003 Las Vegas Review-Journal
BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL
Even before Las Vegas City Councilwoman Janet Moncrief took the oath of office, her political honeymoon had ended with a nasty and public divorce from two campaign supporters.
The day of her swearing in, Steve Miller and Peter "Chris" Christoff did some swearing of their own, filing affidavits that say they helped prepare and mail illegal fliers for Moncrief's campaign.
The accusations are, for now, just accusations. Officials with the secretary of state's office haven't decided whether to open an investigation.
But even the faint scent of scandal has alarmed some Ward 1 voters, whose displeasure at the ethical travails of then-Councilman Michael McDonald helped carry Moncrief into office.
Moncrief supporter Curlee Dunnam said she believed Moncrief this spring when she denied claims by McDonald's campaign that...
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