Lawyer convicted of tampering with corpse has law license revoked at her request
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse of a woman killed in Dallas has had her license revoked at her request. (Image from Shutterstock)
A Florida lawyer who pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse of a woman killed in Dallas has had her license revoked at her request.
The Florida Supreme Court revoked the license of lawyer Nina Marano of Florida, who is also known as Nina Tamar Beltran, in a Nov. 14 order, the Miami Herald reports in a story published by Yahoo News. The order becomes final after the time expires for a rehearing motion.
Marano’s wife, Lisa Dykes, was convicted in December 2023 for the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Seattle woman Marisela Botello, according to stories by KDFW here and here.
Marano and Charles Beltran pleaded guilty to tampering with the corpse for helping hide the body. Beltran was in a three-way relationship with Marano and Dykes.
Dykes was accused of killing the victim in a jealous rage in October 2020 when she found her in bed with Beltran, according to KDFW and NBC DFW.
Marano met Dykes, a paralegal, while they were working together at the same law firm, according to KDFW. An arrest warrant cited by the Miami Herald says Marano was working for the Empire Law Group in Polk County, Florida, when she was arrested in Miami. Marano is a 2010 graduate of Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Dykes was also arrested in Florida. After their arrests, the two women cut off their ankle monitors and fled to Cambodia, where they were again arrested, according to Law & Crime.
Marano and Beltran were initially charged with murder, but prosecutors dropped the charges during Dykes’ trial. Beltran testified against Dykes, but Marano did not testify against her wife.
After their guilty pleas, Marano was sentenced in June to eight years in prison, while Beltran was sentenced to six years in prison, according to KDFW. Dykes was sentenced to life in prison.
Marano has the ability to seek reinstatement after five years. She was 53 years old in September, the time that she petitioned for revocation of her license.
