A central figure in the FBI investigation of former Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow has explained in federal court papers how Barlow repeatedly demanded a campaign kickback.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Andres Ramirez, a political consultant who worked on Barlow’s 2015 re-election campaign, outlined the demands in a pretrial diversion agreement with federal prosecutors that could keep him from being charged with a crime.
The allegations have raised concerns about Barlow’s current lobbying at city hall, even after his felony conviction for taking campaign kickbacks.
Barlow resigned from office last year, pleading guilty to misusing more than $66,000 in campaign funds.
He registered as a city lobbyist after serving a month in jail, three months in a halfway house, and eight months of home detention. He is still under three years of supervised release.
