Nevada’s governor took the stand Monday morning in the ongoing federal fraud trial of former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore .
Court documents previously obtained by Channel 13 listed Gov. Joe Lombardo among the donors Fiore is accused of defrauding in her campaign to collect funds for a memorial statue honoring fallen Officer Alyn Beck.
At the time prosecutors say Lombardo gave money to Fiore for the statue, he was still Clark County sheriff.
Testifying in federal court on Monday, Lombardo said he’s known Fiore for about a decade and has donated to her political campaigns on and off throughout that time.
Jurors were shown a $5,000 check from Lombardo for Sheriff to Future for Nevadans, Fiore’s political action committee. The check was dated July 15, 2019 and has “Alyn Beck Statue” in the memo line.
Michael Sanft, Fiore’s defense attorney, pointed out that the money given to Fiore’s PAC was not from Lombardo’s personal funds, but came from donors to his political campaigns.