LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A former president of Central Little League of Las Vegas was arrested last week on allegations he stole thousands of dollars from the organization, forged bank statements and failed to comply with Nevada’s convicted-person registration requirements, according to Las Vegas police.
Steve Rodriguez Prado was taken into custody July 2 after detectives with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Financial Crimes Section conducted surveillance at his Henderson residence, police wrote in an arrest report.
Prado was booked on charges of theft involving $25,000 to less than $100,000, two counts of forgery and failing to register with law enforcement as a convicted person, the report said.
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Detectives began investigating after a league board member reported concerns about missing money and refunds owed to parents, according to the report.
The league’s president was elected Dec. 10, 2025, and gained sole access to the organization’s Wells Fargo account on Dec. 19, 2025, according to a statement included in the report.
Board members later added a second authorized user to the account and obtained bank statements from Wells Fargo on April 10, police said.
The statements showed what investigators described as suspicious activity beginning Dec. 22, 2025, and continuing into April, including transfers, purchases and ATM withdrawals.
In unauthorized Zelle transactions alone, police said about $55,724.03 was sent out of the league’s account, along with about $8,627.21 in other purchases.
The arrest report said investigators ultimately calculated $64,351.24 in unauthorized purchases, transfers and withdrawals.
Police said some transactions included spending at an adult entertainment club, casino-related charges and rideshare expenses, among other purchases, and that bank statements provided to the league’s board were altered from their original form.
The alterations were confirmed through grand jury subpoenas, the report said.
Investigators also wrote that Prado had prior felony convictions in California in 2012 and had not registered as required after moving to Clark County.
Police said he told detectives after his arrest that the situation was “blown out of proportion” and declined to provide a statement.
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