Overview

• Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church said it terminated Tamara Wallace’s employment in late September and referred the matter to law enforcement.
• Wallace wrote that she spent 18 days in residential treatment, turned over account numbers and passwords to church officials, and pledged to repay all funds and accept legal consequences.
• A church attorney disputed Wallace’s suggestion that she reported the theft and said the loss will be substantial for a local congregation, while the amount remains undisclosed.
• City officials said no municipal funds were involved and the city manager assured residents that services and finances remain secure and operating normally.
• In a separate case, Mayor Pro Tem Cody Bass faces misdemeanor trespass and threats/harassment charges from a Nevada bar incident as both officials remain in office and plan to attend the Oct. 21 council meeting.