Did Reno’s Mayor Schieve Abuse Her Power? As we await the revelation of the identity of the “John Doe” who hired licensed investigator, and retired police officer,McNeely to investigate possible misconduct, we reviewed this conversation again. In doing so we have to wonder if Schieve received preferential treatment by Sparks PD, and if she abused her power as mayor to change a law after their investigation revealed no laws were broken. After discovering that a private investigator was legally tr