Data fellow The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our newsletters. Introduction Rosa Rodriguez spent eight years ironing and hanging bathrobes for guests at the Mirage, the Bellagio and other five-star hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. But as COVID-19 spread through the United States and kept tourists away, there were fewer and fewer robes for her to press. This content is available for republishing We ask that you credit our newsroom at the top with a line that says, “This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.” and link to our homepage. Photo rights not included.