Tabitha Mueller

Tabitha Mueller is a journalist at The Nevada Independent, where she covers government and politics. Prior to joining The Nevada Independent in 2017, she worked as a reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Her primary topics of coverage include state government, local politics, and public policy issues. She has broken stories on political corruption, campaign finance irregularities, and government transparency issues. Tabitha has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Biography:  https://thenevadaindependent.com/author/tabitha-mueller

85%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The indictment alleges that an unnamed relative of Fiore served as a conduit to hide the stolen money by receiving payments from a charity and PAC controlled by Fiore and then spending the funds to benefit Fiore and those involved in the fraud scheme.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • Fiore falsely told the sculptor when the statue was unveiled in 2020 that the city had paid for the statue with discretionary funds.
  • The FBI Las Vegas Field Office is investigating the case.
  • The indictment alleges that Fiore defrauded donors of more than $70,000 for personal gain while promising the funds would be used to create a statue memorializing police officers killed in duty.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • Fiore falsely told the sculptor when the statue was unveiled in 2020 that the city had paid for the statue with discretionary funds.

Recent Articles

Justice of Peace Michele Fiore Indicted for Allegedly Misusing Charity Funds: 100% of Donations Supposedly for Police Statue Diverted to Personal Use

Justice of Peace Michele Fiore Indicted for Allegedly Misusing Charity Funds: 100% of Donations Supposedly for Police Statue Diverted to Personal Use

Broke On: Wednesday, 17 July 2024 Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore, now a justice of the peace in Nye County, was indicted on federal charges for allegedly misusing donations intended for a police officers' statue. The indictment accuses Fiore of converting funds to personal use instead of creating the statue as promised. She faces up to 20 years in prison on each count if convicted.