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This undated photo provided by Sean Laughlin's attorney shows Las Vegas entertainer Sean Laughlin. Two rural Nevada counties have paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former Las Vegas entertainer who was wrongfully jailed for 18 days for a burglary he didn't commit in an apparent case of mistaken identity, his lawyer said Wednesday, March13, 2019. Sean Laughlin, 56, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Reno in October against Nye and Lyon counties accusing them of violating his constitutional due process rights and Nevada law requiring that jailed suspects see a judge within 72 hours. (Sean Laughlin via AP)

Counties settle suit with wrongly jailed Vegas performer

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by Sean Laughlin's attorney shows Las Vegas entertainer Sean Laughlin. Laughlin lost his job on an Australian cruise ship in 2017 while jailed in rural Nevada on $675,000 bail for a burglary he didn't commit. He's suing Nye and Lyon counties in federal court in Reno for holding him 18 days illegally before his release in a bizarre case of mistaken identity. (Courtesy of Sean Laughlin via AP)

Lawsuit: Mistaken identity led to jailing of Vegas performer

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press