The Story of James "Sailor" Ryan: Clark County Commissioner Convicted for Accepting Bribes in 1972.

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Served in the Nevada Assembly for eight terms & on the Clark
County Commission for one term. His political career was cut
short when he was convicted of accepting bribes from a LA
architect. He served in the Merchant Marines where he earned the
nickname of -sailor. 


The story of James Ryan who started out as Stanley Zawatski, ran
away from an orphanage, and ended in Las Vegas, NV. After working
on the Hoover Dam, he became a powerful Clark County Commissioner
that was convicted of taking a bribe for a re-zoning vote. 


A politically motivated move that still has unanswered
questions. 


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