Michele Fiore suspended without pay as Pahrump justice of the peace | Politics and government

Court documents filed Monday show Michele Fiore has been suspended from her position as Pahrump justice of the peace without pay.

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline voted unanimously to suspend Fiore without pay after Fiore’s attorney argued in a hearing Friday that she should continue to collect moneyShe receives a salary while suspended from the Pahrump Justice Court bench despite her revengeRecent conviction in federal court Wire transfer fraud Case.

The judicial discipline clerkssion had Fiore suspended with pay short after she was charged in July. She was paid More than $20,900 since she was accused, according to Nye County Speaker Arnold Knightly.

Attempts to reach Fiore for comment Monday evening were unsuccessful.

This month, a federal jury found Fiore guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud for defrauding donors who thought they were contributing to a statue of fallen Metropolitan Police Department officer Alyn Beck.

Prosecutors accused Fiore of using her charity and political action committee to raise money, which she then spent on personal expenses such as rent, plastic surgery and payments for her daughter’s wedding.

Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman, was appointed to the Pahrump Justice Court bench by the Nye County Commission in December 2022. She then won a primary for the bank in June, a month before she was indicted.

Charges will be filed during Fiore’s trialors argued that she was more educatede than $70,000 when she was a City Councilor for the StaTue in honor of Beck, but then Made no payments to the memoral. Lawyers said soI expect Fiore to face some Jail sentence for wire fraud case, but their sentence will be at the discretion of US DisJudge Jennifer Dorsey.

Paola Armeni, who was appointended Representing Fiore after her criminal trial said Friday that she would likely file a motion for a new trial And a motion for acquittal, which she believed was possible invalidate the jury’s verdict.

Under Nevada law governing the commission, a judge can be suspended without pay if the judge is found guilty of a crime. If the conviction is later overturned, the judge will be paid his salary for the duration of the suspension.

The commission also has the authority to remove a judge from the bench if it finds that the judge has committed “willful misconduct,” which, under Nevada law, includes conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude.

Fiore’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 6th, but she The lawyer has filed an application Schedule the hearing for a later date date, court records show.

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