A Little League president is facing accusations of embezzling nearly $65,000 from his local baseball chapter to fund personal indulgences, including visits to strip clubs, purchase of erectile dysfunction pills, and spending on luxury liquor and casinos.
Steve Rodriguez Prado, a California convict who infiltrated youth sports, is alleged to have redirected approximately $64,351.24 from Central Little League of Las Vegas to support his extravagant lifestyle, according to Fox5 Vegas.
Elected as president on December 10, 2025, Prado gained control of the league’s Wells Fargo account shortly thereafter, from which he purportedly siphoned funds.
An arrest report, as cited by the outlet, reveals that Prado executed at least 79 separate transfers via Zelle from the league’s account to either his personal account or a business owned by his wife.
Police uncovered that Prado misappropriated funds for extravagant personal expenses, including a $1,351 transaction at a Las Vegas strip club. Here, he spent $800 on a bottle of Don Julio 1942 tequila, $50 on a bucket of Modelo, and left a 22% tip amounting to $243, alongside taxes and privacy fees, according to a police-released receipt.
Prado also used league funds to purchase Blue Chew, a medication for erectile dysfunction, costing the league $294, an item not intended for juvenile use.
Additional expenditures included $1,976 at casino-resort bars and valet services, and $1,454 on ride-share expenses and electric vehicle charging.
The funds were also spent on PlayStation-related charges and $108 on two Spirit Airlines transactions.
In April, discrepancies in the account prompted league officials to alert police to the suspected theft, noting irregularities dating back to January.
Parents were informed via email about the “discrepancies found in the league’s bank account,” exonerating the former president and other officials from the theft, according to KLAS.
During the investigation into the discrepancies, Prado allegedly forged several documents to disguise the theft.
Prado is accused of altering a $2,051.23 Geico charge to appear as a $50.23 purchase at Dick’s Sporting Goods and making a $5,000 transfer to his wife’s business look as if she sent the money to the league.
Prado was arrested on July 2, facing charges of theft between $25,000 and $100,000, two counts of forgery, and failing to register as a convicted person, as per court records viewed by The Post.
He was taken into custody and subsequently released on a $17,000 surety bond on the same day.
Following his arrest, Prado claimed the police had exaggerated the seriousness of his alleged crime.
“The situation was ‘blown out of proportion,’” Prado stated, according to police.
His next court date is set for July 30.
Prado’s criminal history includes a 2012 conviction for robbery, receiving stolen property, and conspiracy to commit robbery in Riverside, California, as reported by the outlet.
Despite these felony convictions, Prado managed to pass the necessary background checks, allowing him to assume the role of Little League president.
“Everybody that’s involved with little league baseball. Managers, coaches, volunteers. We all go through a national background check,” Nevada District 2 administrator Robert Fleming told KLAS. “Somehow his name went through the background check, I guess, and was approved.”
