Michele Fiore charged by Nevada judicial discipline panel

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has filed charges against Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore, alleging she violated the state’s code of judicial conduct.

In an April 24 decision, the panel charged Fiore with three violations related to her being convicted by a jury of conspiracy and wire fraud charges.

Fiore, who was given a full and unconditional pardon by President Donald Trump last year, was accused of raising tens of thousands of dollars for a statue to honor a Metropolitan Police Department officer who was killed but instead used the funds on personal expenses including plastic surgery, rent and her daughter’s wedding.

According to the seven-page decision, Fiore’s conviction and failure to return donations has adversely affected “in reasonable minds a perception that Judge Fiore’s honesty, impartiality, temperament or fitness to serve as a judge.”

Earlier last month, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a suspension handed down by the commission.

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