Kyle J. Paine

1 day ago | 8newsnow.com | David Charns |Kyle J. Paine |Vanessa Murphy

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An embattled judge who allegedly accused a public defender of having sex with her client will no longer hear criminal cases, according to a court administrative order the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. On Thursday, Clark County District Court Judge Jerry Wiese ordered all of Clark County District Court Judge Erika Ballou’s criminal cases to be reassigned.

1 week ago | 8newsnow.com | Kyle J. Paine |Stephanie Overton

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline will hold a hearing Friday to determine the future of Nye County Justice Court judge Michele Fiore, the disgraced politician pardoned by President Trump after a jury found her guilty of using fundraising money to pay for her own rent, cosmetic procedures and a daughter’s wedding.

3 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Vanessa Murphy |David Charns |Kyle J. Paine

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore weeks before her sentencing for wire fraud, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. In October 2024, a jury convicted Fiore, suspended in July 2024 from her position as justice court judge in Nye County, after deliberating for two hours. The panel convicted her on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud.

4 weeks ago | 8newsnow.com | Kyle J. Paine |Greg Haas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A federal District Court judge denied a former Las Vegas councilwoman’s motion for a new trial Friday, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned, endorsing the government’s case that she schemed to capitalize on a community tragedy.

1 month ago | 8newsnow.com | Kyle J. Paine |Julia Romero

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The City of Henderson is starting its hiring process this week with the goal of employing a new police chief by summer, according to a city memo obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators. Henderson City Manager Stephanie Garcia-Vause wrote in a memo released to the police department she would begin the targeted recruitment and selection process to consider candidates for a new police chief.