By Reid Wilson
Nevada Republicans suffered a serious blow Wednesday when their first announced challenger to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was indicted on four counts of misappropriation and falsification of public records.
The charges, handed down by a Clark County grand jury, accuse Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki of committing the crimes when he he was state treasurer. Krolicki's then-chief of staff, Kathryn Besser, was also indicted in the case.
Krolicki could face a maximum of 16 years in prison on the counts, which revolve around the Treasurer's office bypassing budget controls on a statewide college savings program, according to an audit conducted last year.
The news is hardly unexpected. Krolicki told reporters he had been advised of the pending indictment in late November, part of what he calls a "witch hunt" by Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto. Masto, a Democrat, refused to comment on the case, citing privacy laws.
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