A horned-up Little League president is accused of stealing nearly $65,000 from his local baseball chapter and blowing the funds on strip clubs, erectile dysfunction pills, expensive liquor and casinos
Steve Rodriguez Prado, a California convict who snuck his way into youth sports, allegedly funneled upwards of $64,351.24 from Central Little League of Las Vegas to fund his raunchy lifestyle, according to Fox5 Vegas.
The baseball official was elected president on December 10, 2025, and took over the league’s Wells Fargo account shortly after, before he allegedly syphoned the funds.
Prado was found to have made at least 79 separate transfers on payment service Zelle from the league to either his personal account or a business owned by his wife, the outlet reported, citing an arrest report.
Cops discovered Prado spent stolen funds on absurd personal ventures, including a $1,351 check at the Las Vegas strip club where he spent $800 on a bottle of Don Julio 1942 tequila, $50 for a bucket of Modelo plus a modest 22% tip of $243, on top of taxes and privacy fees, according to a receipt released by police.
In other expenses, Prado used the league account to purchase Blue Chew, an affordable erection-enhancing medication, not intended for juvenile consumption.
The erectile dysfunction pills cost the league $294.
Additionally, Prado spent $1,976 at casino-resort bars and valet, and another $1,454 on ride-share costs and electric vehicle charging.
He also used the money for PlayStation-related charges, and $108 on two Spirit Airlines charges.
In April, league officials reported the alleged money theft to police, noticing inconsistencies in the account since January.
Parents were notified by email of the “discrepancies found in the league’s bank account,” while clearing the former president and other officials of theft, according to KLAS.
When officials began investigating the inconsistencies, Prado allegedly forged multiple documents to make it appear that he didn’t actually steal the money.
Among the manipulated documentation, Prado is accused of changing a $2,051.23 Geico charge to appear as a $50.23 for Dick’s Sporting Goods and made a $5,000 transfer to his wife’s company look as if she sent the league the cash.
Prado was arrested on July 2 and charged with theft between 25,000 and $100,000, two counts of forgery and failing to register as a convicted person, according to court records viewed by The Post.
He was booked in jail on July 2, and released on a $17,000 surety bond the same day.
After his arrest, Prado claimed police had inflated the severity of his alleged crime.
“The situation was ‘blown out of proportion,’” Prado said, according to police.
His next court appearance is scheduled for July 30.
Prado was convicted in 2012 of robbery, receiving stolen property, and conspiring to commit robbery back in 2012 in Riverside, California, the outlet reported.
Despite the felony convictions, Prado slipped through the required background checks, making him eligible to run for 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.”
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