FILE – In a Monday, June 3, 2013 file photo, Nevada Rep. Michelle Fiore, R-Las Vegas, works in committee during the final day of the 77th Legislative Session at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nevada. Fiore spoke Wednesday, February 10, 2016, to some of the four residents of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File).

Surprise testimony in a federal fraud trial was expunged from the record this week after the judge overseeing the case was apparently blindsided by the existence of an undisclosed immunity deal.

In the case, Michele Fiore, 53, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman and state representative, former Republican Party gubernatorial candidate and suspended Pahrump Justice Court judge, is charged with four counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud. wire fraud, according to a 12-page federal indictment filed in late July.

On Tuesday, Fiore’s daughter, Sheena Siegel, testified for the defense in a way that prosecutors said may have opened her up to criminal liability — prompting U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Dorsey to briefly suspend proceedings so the witness could meet her own attorneys. to get.

The episode led to layers of Russian nesting doll-style secrets and mistakes. On Wednesday, Siegel’s testimony was completely retracted.