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After 5X5 NEWS reported a story which was originally brought about by the efforts of Roger Allen Kenis and Doug Poppa, NBC 12 NEWS in Phoenix was contacted by Michelle Leonard. After Michelle Contacted NBC an interview was done at her home. More news soon on 5X5 Investigation of this story. During the interview the NBC reporter, Katie Wilcox, was so stunned at the information she heard she asked Michelle how she got the information and she mentioned it was in a story that was released by Mike Turber at 5X5 NEWS. NBC called 5X5's Mike Turber to verify if this information was true. It is. What Mike Turber confirmed to NBC's Katie Wilcox was that the mediator assigned to the Las Vegas shooting's settlement portion of the case was that a former judge by the name of Jennifer Togliatti, is the daughter of George Togliatti who happened to be, at the time of the shooting a vice president at MGM Resorts International. Not only was he a vice president at MGM Resorts International, but he was actually the head of the surveillance Safety and Security division of MGM for the entire company. On top of that he's also a former supervisory field agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Las Vegas Nevada field office. This has the appearance of clearly being some form of conflict of interest in this case. Some survivors say they are learning for the first time that a mediator in the settlement agreement with MGM is daughter to the former VP of Security at Mandalay Bay PHOENIX — Two and half years after the worst mass shooting in modern American history, survivors and families of victims of the Las Vegas massacre have reached a deadline – the date to “sign on” and receive their portion of an $800 million settlement with MGM Resorts International. Now, at least 20 survivors who were part of the settlement tell the 12 News I-Team they are shocked and disappointed about a possible conflict of interest they say they did not ful understand during mediation. “I think they should’ve been crystal clear of who the players were in this whole thing,” said Michelle Leonard, a shooting survivor who is part of the settlement. “I just feel like it’s unfair,” said a concert attendee and survivor who asked only to be identified by her first name, Coryne. The potential conflict involves Jennifer Togliatti, one of two retired judges who mediated the settlement. Last October, President Trump nominated Togliatti to be a federal judge, and her nomination is currently pending in the U.S. Senate. Jennifer Togliatti’s father, George Togliatti was Vice President of Security, Surveillance and Safety at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, at the time of the shooting, according to an MGM spokesperson and multiple public sources including his biography for his adjunct faculty job on the University of Las Vegas Nevada website. “I think we should have known because the lawsuit is against MGM,” Coryne said. “Now you have a party involved who is related to MGM -- how can that be fair?” Attorney Robert Eglet said his firm represents approximately 2,000 of the 4,000 survivors in the settlement. He said that Judge Togliatti was recommended as a mediator by the plaintiffs’ attorneys, knowing her father’s role as an MGM security executive. “Judge Togliatti, she’s been one of the very, very best judges in Nevada,” Eglet told the I-Team. “She did disclose to us that ‘my dad works for MGM’ and we talked to all the lawyers in our group and laid it all out to them; we don’t think that’s a problem we want to go forward with her." “Nevada law doesn’t require that lawyers even disclose this to clients,” Eglet said. “My understanding is the lawyers all did.” Eglet said that attorneys sent disclosures in letters or emails, but would not share a copy with the I-Team, citing attorney-client privilege. However, more than a dozen survivors tell the I-Team they recall no disclosure whatsoever. “The Judge (Togliatti) did the correct thing by disclosing to counsel that she had a personal relationship that could be perceived as affecting her impartiality as a mediator,” said Lynda Shely, an Arizona attorney who provides ethics advice to law firms. “Presumably she told the lawyers that the personal relationship would not disqualify her as a mediator but left it to the lawyers to decide. The lawyers could make that decision but ideally they should have disclosed the information to their clients.” “The case resolved for a very fair number for both parties. 100 percent of the insurance money was put into this,” Eglet said. Still, some victims feel unsettled. “How can you say that? I don’t believe that is the opinion of survivors that it was fair,” Coryne said. “This is why I’m speaking out. Because this is wrong,” Michelle Leonard said. Original Story Sources: Michelle Leonard, Mike Turber, Roger Allen Kenis, Doug Poppa Author: Katie Wilcox, Bianca Buono Credit: NBC, 5X5 NEWS