Las Vegas Little League president accused of strip membership spending spree

He was presupposed to run a youngsters baseball league — not run up tabs on the strip membership.

However the former president of a Las Vegas Little League is accused of doing precisely that — raiding the league’s coffers and spending 1000’s of dolllars on casinos, rideshares, meals supply, erectile dysfunction remedy and different “private” bills, Las Vegas police stated.

Steve Rodriquez Prado, 38, of Henderson, Nevada, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of theft and forgery after the Central Little League of Las Vegas contacted police in March about issues over lacking cash, in response to an arrest report cited by the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal.

The alleged spending spree shortly took a really Sin Metropolis flip.

On January 20, the youth baseball league was allegedly billed $1,361 at Las Toxicas strip membership — together with an $800 bottle of Don Julio 1942, a bucket of Modelo, a privateness price, gratuity and tip.

The league’s cash was additionally used at Bellagio’s Baccarat Bar, the place six transactions February 9 totaled $1,284.

5 days later, on Valentine’s Day, Prado allegedly charged 5 transactions totaling $258 at Caesars sportsbook, together with a separate cocktail buy.

Police stated Prado additionally used league cash to purchase $294 value of BlueChew, an erectile dysfunction remedy.

“Blue Chew is an erectile dysfunction remedy and isn’t supposed for juvenile consumption,” police wrote of their report.

The alleged purchases didn’t cease there.

The Little League account was additionally used for greater than 70 transactions between January and March for Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats and electrical car charging.

Different alleged chargers embody funds to the Nevada Division of Motor Autos, Geico Insurance coverage, a online game platform and Spirit Airways, the outlet reported.

In all, Prado is accused of spending greater than $64,000 from the Little League’s fund in lower than 5 months, together with cash moved by way of unauthorized Zelle transactions and 1000’s extra in miscellaneous purchases.

Police additionally accused Prado of making an attempt to mislead the league’s board by offering altered Wells Fargo financial institution statements earlier than his time as president ended.

Investigators stated the statements had been later confirmed to have been altered by way of grand jury subpoenas, in response to the report.

Prado allegedly instructed police the accusations had been “blown out of proportion” earlier than declining to reply extra questions, the outlet reported.

Police stated Prado had prior California convictions in 2012 for theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit theft.

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