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Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Convicted In Charity Fraud Scheme

10/04/2024 08:00 AM EDT

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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