The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled.
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The former Las Vegas city councilwoman was indicted by a federal grand jury in July on wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
Former Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore pleaded not guilty to new charges in a short hearing on Monday.
Prosecutors allege that Fiore raised tens of thousands of dollars for a statue of slain Metro officer Alyn Beck, but spent it on herself and her daughter’s wedding.
Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore heard cases for the last time before her suspension begins. The next time she’s in court, she’ll be on the other side of the bench.
Pahrump Justice of the Peace and former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore appeared in federal court, following her indictment on wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
The First Amendment provides speech protection for people in the United States, but some states try to criminally target a person for their speech.
Attorney General Aaron Ford said Nevada will be receiving upwards of $6 million in the settlement relating to allegations of “deceptive trade practices.”
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
Attorneys for Nevada’s six Republican electors who submitted fake electoral documents in the aftermath of the 2020 election say the state withheld exonerating evidence from the grand jury.
O.J. Simpson, the NFL great who was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife and her friend in one of the most notorious trials of the 20th century, and was later incarcerated in Nevada for an unrelated robbery, died of cancer.
Attorneys for the six Republicans indicted for submitting fake electoral documents estimated that the trial could last three weeks.
Nevada’s office of the attorney general and the lawyers for the state’s so-called fake electors are battling it out over whether the case can be tried in Clark County.
U.S. Attorney Jason Frierson became the first African-American man to serve as Nevada’s top federal law enforcement officer in April 2022.
A husband and wife have filed a lawsuit against the White Pine County sheriff’s office, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and a “dehumanizing” workplace.