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Former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician gets minimum 28 years for killing reporter | CNN

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Robert Telles was found guilty of first -degree murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German .

Judge invoked sentencing enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and the age of the reporter to add eight years to the minimum 20-year sentence.

Telles, 47 , testified in his defense at trial, denying he stabbed German to death in September 2022 .

He was stripped of his elected position weeks later .

Jeff German was the only journalist killed in the U.S. in 2022 , according to the Committee to Protect Journalists .

The sentencing of Robert Telles marks a “significant milestone in the quest for justice,” the committee says.

“This defendant has shown absolutely no remorse, no acceptance of responsibility,’s prosecutor says.

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