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In wake of presidential pardon, Fiore seeks to dismiss judicial discipline charges

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Noble Brigham·17 days ago
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Suspended Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore is seeking to dismiss judicial discipline charges filed against her, arguing that those charges improperly rely on conduct that predates her time as a judge. Fiore, a former Las Vegas councilwoman, was pardoned by President Donald Trump in April 2025 after federal jurors found her guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud charges in 2024. Federal prosecutors said she raised tens of thousands of dollars for a statue honoring Metropolitan Police Department officer Alyn Beck, who was shot and killed with his partner in 2014. The statue was built, but it was paid for by developer Olympia Companies, according to trial testimony. Fiore spent the donations on personal expenses: rent, plastic surgery and her daughter’s wedding, prosecutors said. Though the pardon saved Fiore from being sentenced, formally convicted or ordered to pay restitution to the donors she was accused of defrauding, it did not return her to the bench.…

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