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Ex-councilwoman known as 'Lady Trump' swindled police charity to fund daughter's wedding: DOJ
Former Las Vegas city councilwoman Michele Fiore was indicted for allegedly defrauding donors to a charity for memorializing officers killed in the line of duty.
lawandcrime.com
A former city councilwoman in Las Vegas is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly running a scheme to defraud donors to a charity for memorializing a police officer who lost his life in the line of duty, using the money to travel and pay for her daughter’s wedding.
Michele Fiore, 53, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, authorities announced. If convicted, the former Republican gubernatorial candidate previously referred to as “Lady Trump” faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in a federal correctional facility on each count.
According to a news release from the Justice Department, when Fiore was still a member of the city council, she solicited donations to build the statue honoring Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Alyn Beck who was killed while on the job on June 18, 2014. Her solicitations allegedly included a promise that “100% of the contributions” would be put toward the creation of the statue.
However, prosecutors say that Fiore “did not use any of the tens of thousands of dollars in charitable donations for the statue of the fallen officers.” Instead, she allegedly converted all of the money — more than $70,000 — “for her own personal benefit.”
