Ex-South Lake Tahoe mayor pleads guilty to wire fraud in church embezzlement case

Los Angeles Times - Oct 31, 2026

A former South Lake Tahoe mayor whose church fraud case shocked residents in the scenic Sierra Nevada city pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week in federal court.

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