Former Mayor Tamara Wallace Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement, Gets Sentencing Date

Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing $390K From California Church, Spending Money on Rent and Travel

A former California mayor pleaded guilty to embezzling about $390,000 from a church she worked for as a part-time bookkeeper, according to federal prosecutors. The development comes around a year after Tamara Le Ann Wallace resigned as the mayor of South Lake Tahoe, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California. […]

Former mayor Tamara Wallace pleads guilty to embezzlement, gets sentencing date

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Former mayor Tamara Wallace pleaded guilty to one count of felony wire fraud Thursday morning at her change of plea hearing in Sacramento. Wallace faces up to 20 years in prison for embezzling nearly $390,000 from a church in South Lake Tahoe. She remains out of custody. Her sentencing hearing will be on Jan. 14, 2027 at 9:30 a.m. At her Oct. 13 arraignment, Wallace initially entered a standard not guilty plea to preserve he…

Former South Lake Tahoe mayor pleads guilty to wire fraud after $390K church embezzlement

A former South Lake Tahoe mayor pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of wire fraud in connection with $390,000 in funds she embezzled from the church where she worked as a part-time bookkeeper, federal prosecutors said.

Former South Lake Tahoe mayor pleads guilty to stealing $390,000 from church

Former South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Le Ann Wallace pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say took about $390,000 from a local chur

Former South Lake Tahoe mayor pleads guilty to wire fraud after embezzling $390,000 from local church