Alfred Villalobos, Stateline resident and key figure in CalPERS scandal, commits suicide
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/14/2015 - 9:58pm
Alfred J.R. Villalobos, a former state pension fund board member who faced trial next month on federal corruption and bribery charges, has committed suicide, officials said Wednesday.
The Reno Police Department confirmed that Villalobos' death was a suicide, but the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office declined to provide further details because of an ongoing investigation.
Villalobos' attorney, Bruce Funk, confirmed that Villalobos, a central figure in an influence-peddling scandal that rocked the California Public Employees' Retirement System in 2009-11, died Tuesday afternoon. He provided no details about the circumstances.
Federal prosecutors have not offered any new information about the case.
Editor's note: Villalobos was a well known figure around the South Shore casinos and had a home near Round Hill, NV.
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