SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Former mayor Tamara Wallace pleaded guilty to one count of felony wire fraud Thursday morning at her change of plea hearing in Sacramento. Wallace faces up to 20 years in prison for embezzling nearly $390,000 from a church in South Lake Tahoe.
She remains out of custody. Her sentencing hearing will be on Jan. 14, 2027 at 9:30 a.m.
At her Oct. 13 arraignment, Wallace initially entered a standard not guilty plea to preserve her rights and allow her lawyers to review evidence collected by the prosecution. As of Thursday morning, she is irrevocably considered guilty by the court…