A Little League president in Las Vegas, Nevada, allegedly spent almost $65,000 of the organization’s money on casinos and other personal expenses.
According to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, authorities took the former president of Central Little League of Las Vegas into custody last week on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars from the organization, falsifying bank accounts, and neglecting to register as a convicted person in Nevada.
The former Little League president allegedly spent $63,972 on ride-sharing, PlayStation-related video game charges, air travel, strip clubs, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, erectile dysfunction medication, and auto insurance, according to an arrest report.
The arrest report, obtained by KLAS News, states that police obtained a receipt for a $1,351 charge at the strip club Las Toxicas, including a bottle of Don Julio 1942 priced at $800 and a pail of Modelo priced at $50. He also allegedly left a $433 tip in addition to the tax and a privacy fee.
The arrest report also included other expenses, such as $1,976 for trips to casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and $294 for the erectile dysfunction drug Blue Chew.
Police reported that the former Little League president transferred approximately $55,724.03 from the league’s account via Zelle, plus approximately $8,627.21 for other purchases.
Somehow, he slipped through the background check process
Before several groups donated money to help out, Central Little League was on the verge of suspending the remainder of its season due to the alleged theft.
According to police, a court found the former Little League president guilty of robbery, receiving stolen items, and conspiring to commit robbery in Riverside County, California, in 2012.
“Everybody that’s involved with Little League Baseball. Managers, coaches, volunteers. We all go through a national background check,” Robert Fleming, Nevada District 2 administrator, said. “Somehow his name went through the background check, I guess, and was approved.”