# Michele Fiore **Michele Fiore** is a Nevada Republican politician — a former state legislator, Las Vegas city councilwoman, and Nye County official — known for her firebrand pro-gun, pro-Trump persona. In 2024 she was convicted on seven counts related to wire fraud. Federal prosecutors showed that she had **raised more than $70,000 for a statue honoring a Las Vegas police officer killed in the line of duty in 2014** and instead spent portions of it on cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter's wedding. She was **pardoned by [[Donald Trump]] in April 2025**, before sentencing, as part of the [[Trump 2025 Pardon Spree]]. ## The Charity Fraud The scheme exploited public goodwill toward a fallen officer's memorial, soliciting donations for a statue and diverting the proceeds to personal expenses. Fiore's pardon is one of the cluster of clemency grants to former Republican officeholders convicted of financial crimes, reframed as victims of politically motivated prosecution. CREW tracked her among the corrupt politicians granted second-term clemency. ## Cross-references - Clemency event: [[Trump 2025 Pardon Spree]] - Mechanism: [[Pardons as Currency]] - Accountability frame: [[Elite Impunity]]