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

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Tamara Le Ann Wallace, 56, of South Lake Tahoe, and the former mayor of South Lake Tahoe, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud arising from a years‑long scheme in which she embezzled about $390,000 from a South Lake Tahoe church where she was employed as a part‑time bookkeeper.