South Lake Tahoe mayor confesses to stealing from church, attempting suicide in statement to local paper
The mayor of South Lake Tahoe confessed to stealing funds from a church and attempting to commit suicide because of her overwhelming guilt over the crime, according to a self-exposé she sent to a local newspaper.
In a tell-all letter addressed to the South Lake Tahoe community, Mayor Tamara Wallace confessed on Monday that she “took funds” from the city’s Presbyterian church after a prolonged “mental health crisis,” according to the letter published by the Tahoe Daily Tribune. While Wallace claimed that the theft was not discovered by church or legal authorities, she said the guilt caused her to attempt suicide and eventually come clean.
“I am publicly admitting that I took funds from the Presbyterian Church over an extended period,” Wallace wrote. “I was so filled with guilt, shame, and grief that I experienced a mental health crisis that made suicide seem to be the best solution.”
It is unclear whether charges have already been filed against Wallace for her admitted crime.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-06/south-lake-tahoe-mayor-confesses-to-stealing-from-church-attempting-suicide-in-statement-to-local-paper