David McNeely Archives - Nevada Globe

Trackergate: NV Supreme Court Rules PI Must Disclose Client’s Identity

April 16, 2024 11:00 amApril 18, 2024 7:21 pm

Yesterday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled (see below) that a private investigator hired by a “John Doe” must disclose his client’s identity who had hired him to investigate Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung ahead of an election. McNeely chose to use a GPS tracking...

Private Investigator Sues Sparks Police Department for Unlawful Search and Seizure

November 21, 2023 6:54 pmNovember 24, 2023 12:08 pm

A significant lawsuit (see below) has been filed on behalf of private investigator David McNeely against the Sparks Police Department (SPD), the City of Sparks, and the investigating officers involved in a high-profile case known as TrackerGate. The lawsuit claims that the defendants’ violated McNeely’s constitutional rights. This Complaint alleges...

Judge Guts Trackergate, Dismisses Claims of Doxxing, Negligence

July 18, 2023 6:40 pmJuly 20, 2023 11:59 am

Washoe County District Court Judge David Hardy dismissed four out of eight counts last Friday in a case known as Trackergate, brought by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Von Hartung against private investigator David McNeely of 5 Alpha Industries and an unknown individual, John Doe, who...

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...