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Trial set in dispute over Wayne Newton estate

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 | 4:56 p.m.

A three-week jury trial has been scheduled for May in Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton’s legal battle with his business partners over a museum and tourist attraction at his Casa de Shenandoah home. Court documents indicate the jury trial will be held starting May 20 before Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez. Gonzalez held a telephone conference Wednesday afternoon with the parties concerning pretrial matters. Newton has been embroiled in a battle with his partners for about year. In 2010, Newton, his wife, Kathleen McCrone Newton and his mother-in-law, Marilyn McCrone, formed a management company, CSD LLC, with Texas bankers ...

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By anthemccresident

Oct. 3, 2012

5:20 p.m.

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Last time I checked, 20% of zero is zero...
By mrlucky

Oct. 3, 2012

7:32 p.m.

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newton has been bankrupt how many times??? lost count. who and for how much will anyone spend to see this crap???? where did this idiot get 50 million from to blow on this farce???? sell the horses, sell the property, and stop shooting 50000gallons of water each day to keep grass alive for a herd of horses in the middle of the desert!!!
By danutz

Oct. 3, 2012

7:57 p.m.

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Anytime you are involved with Wayne you lose. Best advice grab your wallet and run the other way FAST!
By Roslenda (Roberta Anderson)

Oct. 4, 2012

1:40 p.m.

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Wayne keeps having financial problems, and investment problems, and partner / associates problems. How to explain to new riche that they NEED serious course advice in how to invest, oversea their money managers, pay their taxes, limit their legal tax liabilities without evasion..?
By WNH1

Oct. 6, 2012

5:47 p.m.

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Wayne Newton needs to learn how to honor a contract. This same thing has happened time and time again. Does anyone out there read the papers so they would know enough not to get involved with such unscrupulous folk. I hope he ends up in a double-wide out in the boonies. Serves him right!