Ex-CSN Official Found Guilty Of Theft In CSN Construction Case

From the Las Vegas Sun: "A Clark County District Court jury has found the former construction chief of the College of Southern Nevada guilty on all 11 felony theft counts in the Nevada attorney general's case against him.
The jury, which started deliberations Tuesday morning, came back with its verdict late in the afternoon, finding William "Bob" Gilbert guilty of diverting college construction material, equipment and manpower for illegal use on his property between 2002 and 2007."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/31/ex-csn-construction-chief-found-guilty-theft-charg/
I have to be honest, I am surprised by this verdict. I have been following the case, at least somewhat since the charges were filed. This case also had some political consequences, as the Nevada AG was prosecuting the case as opposed to the DA's office.
The case boiled down to the facts that Gilbert was found to have a bunch of construction of equipment and supplies at his house near Mount Charleston. His defense was that the college presidents knew that he had the supplies and that he had traded out the supplies for supplies he used on construction projects he had done for CSN.
CSN did not file a complaint against Gilbert and the defense only called 1 witness. Maybe they should have called more.
There have been some questionable raids and inspections on the house and this case will be appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court.