Former federal prosecutor Stan Hunterton, one of the people who successfully drove the mob from Las Vegas in the late ’70s and early ’80s, died on Saturday in hospice care at his son’s home.
He was 74.
“He had a profound impact on combating the plague of organized crime in Southern Nevada,” said former U.S. District Judge Philip Pro.
Hunterton was part of the Las Vegas Strike Force, the team of prosecutors who investigated organized crime in Southern Nevada.
Pro recalled Hunterton’s prosecution of mobsters and hit men, most notably those tied to Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro and his Hole in the Wall gang.
