In Nevada, Michele Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman, judge, and longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, was recently convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy charges. Throughout media coverage of her trial, Fiore has been painted as a corrupt official who siphoned funds meant for a fallen officer’s memorial.
Fiore’s clash with the feds isn’t new. A well-respected figure who’s won numerous elections, she’s long been a natural enemy of Nevada’s political establishment, both Republican and Democrat. Her stance in support of unrestricted Second Amendment rights, the expansion of law enforcement, and limited government has made her a conservative powerhouse in the Silver State—and a regular punching bag for local politicians and their allies.
The latest incarnation of Fiore’s fight began with her effort to fundraise for a statue honoring slain Metropolitan Police Department officer Alyn Beck. Prosecutors claim she raised over $70,000 and diverted it for personal use, using the funds for her rent, many plastic surgeries, and even her own daughter’s wedding. But Fiore fired back, telling reporters: “They created this case, no evidence, no money in my accounts—just what they’re calling circumstantial b*******!”
Fiore’s legal team, in a February 10, 2025, motion for a new trial, alleges the financial records were manipulated, witnesses coerced, and exculpatory testimony buried.
Fiore Claims Trial Was A ‘Farce’ From The Beginning
The trial, Fiore says, was a ‘farce’ from the very beginning. Her daughter, Sheena Siegel, was set to testify in her defense, only to have her words struck down on perjury charges—a move her initial attorney, Michael Sanft, labeled “prosecutorial intimidation.” U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey, appointed by President Barack Obama, presided over what Fiore calls a ‘rigged’ game, where every defense was squashed.
“They had their verdict ready before I walked in,” she told supporters after her October 2024 guilty verdict. Her current attorneys, Paola Armeni and Gia N. Marina, argue the government twisted a political action committee’s records into a crime, making Fiore a scapegoat for a system that despises her principles.
Fiore Alleges Steven Myhre Orchestrated Her ‘Persecution’
Fiore alleges that the case she calls rigged was orchestrated by a group that was led by Steven Myhre, a former U.S. Attorney and a key figure in what Fiore calls a “corrupt operation” to destroy her. Myhre, once the No. 2 prosecutor in Nevada’s U.S. Attorney’s Office, has a history of his own. In 2014, Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro slammed him for “flagrant misconduct” in the Bundy standoff case, accusing him of illegally hiding evidence that could’ve undermined his prosecution. Myhre’s career took another hit when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ordered him, his boss, and others in his office to undergo discrimination training after a female prosecutor won a $287,998 judgment for legal fees, costs, and damages over a sexual harassment lawsuit.
This is the man, Fiore alleges, who spearheaded her downfall. “This wasn’t about justice—it was about power and control,” she said. “The moment I stood up to federal corruption, exposed prosecutorial misconduct, and refused to back down, Steven Myhre and his allies in the DOJ, FBI, media, and IRS marked me as a target. They weaponized lawfare to silence dissent—intimidation, endless investigations, and when they couldn’t find a crime, they invented one.”
Fiore claims Myhre’s crew twisted facts, ‘manipulated’ grand juries, ‘silenced’ witnesses like Siegel, and ‘buried’ evidence—all to ‘muzzle’ her voice. “It started with one event that triggered their ire,” she says, pointing to her history of challenging the establishment.
Supporters Of Fiore Call For President Donald Trump’s Intervention In Case
Now, with sentencing on the horizon, many allies of Fiore are calling for President Donald Trump to step in.
Fiore’s attorneys argue the wire fraud charges were a stretch, a vague law bent to fit a political agenda. Her motion for a new trial is her latest attempt to fight against what she calls “a corrupt machine,” demanding a fair shot to clear her name. “I’m fighting for every American they’ve tried to destroy,” she declared. “If they can do this to me, no one’s safe.”
Were Fiore’s charges justice or a power grab by prosecutors like Myhre, drunk on control? Did they manufacture a villain to silence a hero, or is Fiore truly guilty as charged?
