Add The California Post on Google He was supposed to run a kids baseball league — not run up tabs at the strip club.
But the former president of a Las Vegas Little League is accused of doing exactly that — raiding the league’s coffers and spending thousands of dolllars on casinos, rideshares, food delivery, erectile dysfunction medication and other “personal” expenses, Las Vegas police said.
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 concerns over missing money, according to an arrest report cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The alleged spending spree quickly took a very Sin City turn.
On January 20, the youth baseball league was allegedly billed $1,361 at Las Toxicas strip club — including an $800 bottle of Don Julio 1942, a bucket of Modelo, a privacy fee, gratuity and tip.
The league’s money was also used at Bellagio’s Baccarat Bar, where six transactions February 9 totaled $1,284.
Five days later, on Valentine’s Day, Prado allegedly charged five transactions totaling $258 at Caesars sportsbook, along with a separate cocktail purchase.
Police said Prado also used league money to buy $294 worth of BlueChew, an erectile dysfunction medication.
“Blue Chew is an erectile dysfunction medication and is not intended for juvenile consumption,” police wrote in their report.
The Little League account was also used for more than 70 transactions between January and March for Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats and electric vehicle charging.
Other alleged chargers include payments to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, Geico Insurance, a video game platform and Spirit Airlines, the outlet reported.
In all, Prado is accused of spending more than $64,000 from the Little League’s fund in less than five months, including money moved through unauthorized Zelle transactions and thousands more in miscellaneous purchases.
Police also accused Prado of trying to mislead the league’s board by providing altered Wells Fargo bank statements before his time as president ended.
Investigators said the statements were later confirmed to have been altered through grand jury subpoenas, according to the report.
Prado allegedly told police the accusations were “blown out of proportion” before declining to answer more questions, the outlet reported.
Police said Prado had prior California convictions in 2012 for robbery, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit robbery.
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