Pahrump resident Brian Kunzi, a senior deputy attorney general for the state, was named by Gov. Jim Gibbons to a Nevada Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud Task Force.

The Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud Task Force will be charged with identifying the scope of the Nevada insurance fraud and vehicle theft problem and its affect on Nevada consumers as well as review potential solutions. The task force will take a statewide approach to ensure that all stakeholders are represented.

Other members include:

Chairwoman Judith Fitz-gerald of the National Insurance Crime Bureau;

Deputy Director of the Department of Public Safety Phil Brown;

Chris Perry, chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol and several others.