Former Las Vegas City Council member Michele Fiore was pardoned Wednesday by President Donald Trump for her fraud conviction.

President Donald Trump pardoned former Las Vegas City Council member and gubernatorial candidate Michele Fiore after she was convicted in a charity fraud scheme. Fiore, nicknamed “Lady Trump,” was convicted in October for using $70,

Fiore argued last month that a judge should set aside her convictions and grant her a new trial, though the motions were denied.