Former Nye County judge and Las Vegas city councilwoman Michele Fiore is on trial accused of secretly diverting money from her City Council campaign, political action committee and her now-dissolved charity for personal use.
Fiore’s trial began this week with opening statements and the first witness testimonies on Wednesday.
During opening statements, federal prosecutor Alexander Gottfried said evidence in this trial will prove Fiore took advantage of the memories of fallen officers for her personal gain.
Gottfried argued Fiore promised her donors that 100% of the funds would go toward building the statue. But in reality, nothing went into it.
Fiore is represented by attorney Michael Sanft, who told jurors the FBI did not do a complete and unbiased investigation.
A total of six witnesses testified on Wednesday.
The first witness was Nicole Beck, the wife of fallen officer Alyn Beck.