California Mayor Resigns After Embezzling Church Funds, Attempting Suicide

California mayor resigns after embezzling church funds, attempting suicide

The mayor of South Lake Tahoe has resigned after sending a shocking letter to the editor to multiple Northern California media outlets where she confessed to an attempted suicide she claimed was brought on by the guilt and shame she felt about embezzling from a local church. “This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I am publicly admitting that I took funds from the Presbyterian Church over an extended period,” Mayor Tamara Wallace wrote…

South Lake Tahoe mayor resigns from office after admitting to church embezzlement

By Cecilio Padilla After a stunning admission of wrongdoing, South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tammy Wallace has now resigned from office. The city clerk received Wallace’s resignation in an email late Monday night. In the email, Wallace also urged Mayor Pro Tem Cody Bass – who himself is facing unrelated legal trouble – to resign. Wallace had sent a letter to the media earlier in October, admitting to embezzling from her church. “This is the hardest thing…

South Lake Tahoe mayor resigns, urges Mayor Pro Tem to do the same

(FOX40.COM) -- Nearly a week after South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace revealed she had stolen funds from a church, the mayor has officially sent out a resignation letter. On Monday night, Wallace sent out a letter to the South Lake Tahoe City Clerk resigning effective immediately and also urged Mayor Pro Tem Cody Bass to do the same. South Lake Tahoe High School lockdown lifted after air rifle investigation Bass was arrested on Sept. 25 for a…

South Lake Tahoe mayor resigns after admitting to embezzling from local church

"There is no excuse," the mayor wrote in a letter admitting to embezzling funds.

Tamara Wallace resigns as Mayor

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Just over a week after Mayor Tamara Wallace confessed in a letter to Tahoe Daily Tribune to embezzling from the church that employed her, Wallace has resigned from her position on the South Lake Tahoe City Council. According to an article by South Tahoe Now, Wallace resigned on Monday, October 13 at 10:55 p.m. via email to City Manager Joe Irvin, City Clerk Susan Blankenship and City Attorney Heather Stroud. Wallace co…

Breaking News: Wallace resigns, calls on Bass to do the same - South Tahoe Now

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The South Lake Tahoe Mayor, Tamara Wallace, has submitted her resignation to the City Clerk, Susan Blankenship. An email went out to the clerk, city […]