Las Vegas Review-Journal: “FBI agents have been questioning witnesses in an investigation into campaign finances of City Councilwoman Michele Fiore, the Review-Journal has learned. Among those interviewed was City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman, a former close ally, who had a falling-out with Fiore last summer. Agents questioned Seaman openly at City Hall on July 6 – a day when all City Council members were being briefed by staff on the issues coming before the next day’s council meeting, informed sources said. The agents showed up unannounced and flashed their badges. ‘I can confirm that they were at City Hall and that they interviewed me about Fiore,’ Seaman said Monday. She declined further comment. Sources said agents are investigating Fiore’s campaign finances, but their focus is unclear. An FBI spokeswoman declined to comment Monday. ‘As a matter of policy, the FBI can’t confirm or deny investigations,’ the spokeswoman said. Fiore, the Nevada GOP national committeewoman, did not respond to requests for comment. In that role, Fiore is responsible for the party’s fundraising in the state.”

“The FBI investigation dates back to at least January, when agents executed a search warrant at her 6205 Red Pine Court home in northwest Las Vegas, sources said. A neighbor who declined to be identified said at the time that agents wearing FBI emblazoned jackets showed up about 6 a.m. in an armored truck and several SUVs. Agents walked out of the home a couple of hours later with a box of papers. At one point Fiore also walked out of the home carrying paperwork, the neighbor said. Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald could not be reached for comment. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman declined to comment, saying, ‘I don’t know anything.’ The Review-Journal reported in March 2019 that Fiore had not been shy about spending campaign and political action committee funds on goods and services that push the limits of the state’s campaign finance law.”