‘We’re still in the thick of things’: ‘Lady Trump’ took donor money for fallen officer memorial and spent it on herself, jury finds

Left: Michele Fiore speaks after her conviction for defrauding donors (KTNV/YouTube). Right: Michele Fiore campaign ad (YouTube).

Left: Michele Fiore speaks after her conviction for defrauding donors (KTNV/YouTube). Right: Michele Fiore campaign ad (YouTube).

The Las Vegas woman known as “Lady Trump” has asked a judge to overturn her wire fraud conviction, saying that a “culmination of errors” amounted to her not getting a fair trial.

U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey heard arguments on Monday from Michele Fiore, also known as “Lady Trump” for her right-wing views.

Fiore was convicted in October of six counts of wire fraud after a jury determined that she had run a scheme to defraud donors to a charity for memorializing a police officer who was killed in the line of duty.

Federal prosecutors alleged that when Fiore was still a member of the city council, she solicited donations to build a 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.

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