Justice Dept.: Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Convicted In Charity Fraud Scheme
October 05, 2024
October 05, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024:
A federal jury in the District of Nevada convicted a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and gubernatorial candidate yesterday on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud for executing a scheme to defraud charitable donors by falsely claiming she was raising money to memorialize police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
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A federal jury in the District of Nevada convicted a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and gubernatorial candidate yesterday on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud for executing a scheme to defraud charitable donors by falsely claiming she was raising money to memorialize police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
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