Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Man accused of embezzling money from youth softball group

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Joseph Lee Roderick

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection with 126 counts of embezzlement after detectives discovered he was allegedly withdrawing money from the Pahrump Youth Softball Association for personal use.

Joseph Lee Roderick, 39, was arrested Friday without incident and booked into the Nye County Detention Center. He is being held on $630,000 bail.

Authorities said the investigation showed Roderick was in charge of the account for the softball association and had been using money for his own use for the past year. Detectives said he withdrew money at least 126 times.

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