Overview

• President Donald Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon for Michele Fiore on April 23, 2025, vacating her upcoming sentencing on federal fraud charges.
• Fiore, a former Las Vegas City Council member and state lawmaker, was convicted in October 2024 of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
• Federal prosecutors presented evidence that Fiore diverted over $70,000 raised for a memorial statue honoring a slain police officer to personal expenses, including cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter's wedding.
• The pardon follows a denied appeal for a new trial and coincides with Trump's appointment of Fiore's ally, Sigal Chattah, as Interim U.S. Attorney for Nevada.
• Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and law enforcement leaders condemned the pardon, calling it a betrayal of fallen officers' families.