Fiore’s controversies have been buried deep by the latest slate of criminals to receive pardons or sentence commutations from Trump. It’s another in a continuing series of efforts to tar the rule of law, sow distrust for the justice system and diminish the importance of political corruption prosecution.

The sort of personal profit she apparently sought to grow while “serving” the public represents a lamentably common mindset among our political class — even if most politicians have the common decency to avoid actual criminal activity. 

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline ruled hat additional complaints had been levied against Fiore, which the group will address at a later date to determine if the suspension will be lifted.

Conine, a Democrat, is the first major candidate to enter the race.

The Fiore pardon should not be glossed over because it is so redolent of how easy it is to become inured when we simply cannot be insensate.

Fiore was set to be sentenced next month on her conviction of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Each count would have carried a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment.

She had argued that the evidence against her was insufficient and that she was denied the right to a fair trial, but U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Dorsey ruled on Friday that these arguments were unconvincing.

An intrepid columnist shares a satirical imagining of Michele Fiore’s inauguration as Nevada’s 32nd governor.

As a public figure, Fiore didn’t just embarrass herself on occasion. She lived with her hand in controversy’s cookie jar. None of it seemed to matter to her true believers.

A Las Vegas jury convicted Michele Fiore, 54, of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment.

Fiore has argued that her fraud indictment this summer stemmed from her right-wing political beliefs and her outspoken support of the Bundy ranching family. A judge ruled this was irrelevant to the case.

Our ballots are too long and too complex. There is, however, a better way to reduce the complexity of Nevada’s ballots.  We could simply reduce the number of races and ballot initiatives that reach our ballot.

Fiore indicated in court documents this week that the federal government has labeled her a “domestic terrorist” since 2020 and recently raised her threat level.

New details emerged Monday as former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore pled not guilty to additional wire fraud charges, including that her daughter was an allege co-conspirator.

The former city councilwoman will be arraigned Monday on additional charges of using donations intended for a fallen officer’s memorial for personal gain. Her trial is set to begin Sept. 24.

An indictment alleged that Laborers Local 872 and its trust gave $10,000 to Fiore to fund a fallen officer's memorial, but the money was redirected to repay another donor whom Fiore allegedly defrauded.

As Clark County Sheriff in 2019, Lombardo gave $5,000 to Fiore’s PAC to help fund a fallen officer’s memorial. Prosecutors allege that the money instead went to cover Fiore’s rent.

Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman, was suspended by the commission following a unanimous vote by its seven members.

She’s accused of soliciting contributions for the memorial statue and directing donations to an account she controlled through an unnamed person despite the fact a company had already volunteered to pay for the project.

The indictment alleged Fiore, now a judge in Nye County, defrauded donors to a charity memorializing police officers.