Fed up over bullying, women take secret video of "monster" boss
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When Aleisha Goodwin, an estate coordinator at the Clark County Public Administrator's Office, reached out to Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German in March 2022 to describe the problems she and her co-workers said they were experiencing with their boss, she said they were at their breaking point. "We were desperate," Goodwin told "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant in "The Assassination of Jeff German.
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Main Idea: A Las Vegas public official, Robert Telles, was accused of bullying workers and later convicted and sentenced for the murder of reporter Jeff German, who had exposed the workplace conflict.
Key Points:
- Aleisha Goodwin and other staff members said they felt bullied and silenced by Telles at the Clark County Public Administrator's Office.
- The women secretly recorded video to help prove their claims, including what they said was an inappropriate relationship in the office.
- Jeff German used their evidence for a series of stories about the troubled office and its leadership.
- Police later arrested Telles in German’s killing, and he was sentenced in 2024 to at least 28 years in prison.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
The case shows how abuse in a public office can hurt workers, waste taxpayer resources, and weaken trust in local government and the justice system.
Positive Impact
Public exposure of the misconduct may push agencies to act faster against bullying and workplace abuse.
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Police department that investigated the murder, recovered surveillance evidence, and arrested the suspect.
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Key witness among the women whose complaints and evidence drove the reporting.
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