David McNeely Archives - Nevada Globe

Trackergate Case Heads To NV Supreme Court

May 12, 2023 2:38 pm

The Globe has extensively reported on a civil case filed in Washoe County involving a private investigator, his client, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. The ongoing litigation has had a series of twists and turns as the civil complaint, filed by Schieve and later...

Trackergate: John Doe Mounts Defense, Denies Allegations

May 7, 2023 10:12 amMay 8, 2023 12:25 pm

The Globe has obtained a copy of motions, filed late Friday on behalf of John Doe, for a case that has garnered national attention and referred to as Trackergate. The case involves plaintiffs Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung against private investigator David McNeely. The...

Judge Orders Investigator To Name Client Who Paid To Investigate Reno Mayor And County Commissioner

May 4, 2023 3:29 pmMay 5, 2023 7:36 am

In a case known as Trackergate, Washoe County Judge David Hardy has ordered private investigator David McNeely to reveal his client who paid him to investigate Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. Judge Hardy ordered McNeely to turn over the documents by May 12, 2023. Hardy wrote,...

Judge Hardy’s Personal And Business Relationships Raise Questions In Reno Mayor’s Tracking Lawsuit

April 4, 2023 5:30 pmApril 10, 2023 4:37 pm

The Globe has uncovered some information related to a case of “public interest” (according to headlines, bipartisan Nevada lawmakers and a discovery commissioner) that raises questions as to judicial impartiality and neutrality in a civil lawsuit that has come to be known as Trackergate. The civil case involves Reno Mayor...

Bipartisan Bill Criminalizing Private Investigator Practices Advances in Legislature

March 23, 2023 11:42 amMarch 24, 2023 1:05 pm

In response to a private investigator legally placing a tracking device on two Washoe County elected officials’ vehicles, Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in introducing a bill that would ban this legal procedure unless the private investigator receives consent of the owner or lessor of the vehicle. https://twitter.com/NVGOPAssembly/status/1638626657308393472?s=20...

Commissioner Hartung Joins Mayor Schieve in Tracking Device Lawsuit

February 24, 2023 11:25 amFebruary 27, 2023 3:14 pm

As reported by The Globe, Reno mayor Hillary Schieve filed a civil lawsuit against private investigator David McNeely of Alpha 5 Industries, LLC, for placing a tracking device on her vehicle prior to the November election. According to News 4, Washoe County Commisioner Chair Vaughn Hartung has joined the civil...

Exclusive: Private Investigator Ready To Challenge Reno Mayor In Court

January 26, 2023 8:05 amJanuary 27, 2023 10:05 am

The Globe has received a copy of a letter (see below) sent to Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve’s counsel which indicates that private investigator David McNeely and his company Alpha 5 Industries has obtained legal counsel, Brian Hardy of Marqis Aurbach, and is preparing for a court battle to defend his...