Couple Indicted on Theft Charges Over Alleged Embezzlement That Led to Lutheran Social Services Bankruptcy
By Claudette
Posted Nov 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Prosecutors allege that Tim and Michele Bedwell defrauded Lutheran Social Services, a nonprofit that has since been wound down and forced into bankruptcy. Each was indicted on a count of comprehensive theft between $25,000 and $100,000, Chief Deputy District Attorney Eckley Keach announced Friday.
Keach described the case as arising from “an ongoing, multi-year embezzlement scheme involving both Tim and his wife Michele Bedwell.” He said the couple “ultimately defrauded the Lutheran Social Services of Nevada of thousands of dollars, ultimately leading to the subsequent winding down and bankruptcy of that organization.” He added, “The nature of this fraud is quite offensive.”
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported on the Bedwells, including questions about payments to Michele Bedwell, whose husband was the CEO of the organization.
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