Silver State federal grant funds were intended to pay salaries and benefits for the health care providers they employed. Instead, authorities say, ... the funds were funneled through multiple limited liability corporations and later used to purchase multiple pieces of real estate.

Former Silver State Health Services CEO Ryan Linden's recent indictment is four pages long and lists just a single charge, but it speaks volumes about the challenges of investigating health care fraud and theft.

It's not all flag waving self-promotion and defending the little guy. Commissioner Blundo is also defending himself before the Nevada Commission on Ethics.