After a tracking device placed by a private investigator was discovered on Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve’s personal vehicle, attorneys on behalf of Schieve filed a complaint seeking to identify who hired the investigator and requesting restitution for invasion of privacy, trespass and civil conspiracy.
The attorneys filed the complaint Thursday in Washoe County’s Second Judicial District Court against private investigator David McNeely and 5 Alpha Industries. The complaint alleged that McNeely and 5 Alpha Industries trespassed on Schieve’s property to install a sophisticated GPS tracking device on her vehicle for an undisclosed client and then received minute-by-minute updates of Schieve’s location.
“In a time of heightened political tumult, the recent revelation of Defendants’ actions still managed to shock the conscience,” the complaint said, adding that once the name of who hired the private investigator is determined, that person will be added to the complaint.
In a statement released after the complaint was filed, lead attorney Adam Hosmer-Henner with McDonald Carano said the complaint is based on an “outrageous” invasion of privacy.
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