Rural Nevada judge who once ran for state treasurer indicted on federal fraud charges

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada justice of the peace who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has been indicted on federal fraud charges. Michele Fiore is accused of using money donated for a memorial to two Las Vegas police officers killed on duty in 2014 for political campaign costs, rent and her daughter’s wedding. Fiore is a justice of the peace in rural Pahrump and a former Nevada state Assembly and Las Vegas City Council member. She and her attorney declined to comment Wednesday about the five-count indictment filed a day earlier. It alleges Fiore converted thousands of dollars in donations made for a police memorial to her personal use.