A Nevada school board trustee is facing two felony embezzlement charges over money allegedly taken from parent organizations connected to two Lake Tahoe schools.
Erinn Miller, 46, was arrested Sept. 8 after the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint accusing her of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Zephyr Cove Elementary School Parents Club and more than $25,000 from the George Whittell High School Booster Club.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest warrant followed a months-long investigation into Miller’s financial activity while she served as treasurer for the two organizations. The affidavit supporting the warrant places the alleged conduct between July 2020 and November 2025.
Separate reporting from South Tahoe Now, which reviewed Miller’s Tahoe Justice Court file, describes a South Lake Tahoe investigation involving approximately $332,000 attributed to a medical group and another roughly $48,000 involving a youth sports organization.
Court-File Reporting Describes Subpoenas and Spending Investigators Examined
South Tahoe Now reported after reviewing the Tahoe Justice Court file that the Douglas County Sheriff’s investigation included subpoenas involving Apple, Amazon, Premier Bank and U.S. Bank.
The outlet’s review identified expenditures investigators associated with school-group money that included ammunition, animal care, furniture, vehicle repairs and a cruise.
South Tahoe Now also reported that Miller served as treasurer of the Zephyr Cove organization from July 2020 until July 2025 and continued to have access to its funds into October. She served as treasurer of the Whittell booster organization through November 2025.
Current club board members told investigators that Miller had been removed over concerns they described as a lack of financial transparency, according to the outlet’s review of the court file.
Nevada Records Confirm Crystal Cove Bookkeeping Was Formed in 2021
An official Nevada Secretary of State record identifies Crystal Cove Bookkeeping LLC as an active domestic limited liability company formed on Sept. 20, 2021.
South Tahoe Now’s review of the Nevada court file describes Miller as operating Crystal Cove Bookkeeping and says a South Lake Tahoe medical practice hired the company in January 2022 to provide payroll and bookkeeping services.
According to the outlet’s review, South Lake Tahoe police began investigating in November 2025 after the medical group reported suspected forgery and grand theft.
The Nevada court records, as described by South Tahoe Now, allege that eight checks totaling approximately $332,000 were created or forged without the medical group’s authorization between April and November 2025.
A Youth Sports Organization Reported Another $48,000 Loss
South Tahoe Now reported that investigators also contacted a South Lake Tahoe youth sports organization where Miller had financial responsibilities.
According to the outlet’s review of the Nevada court file, the organization reported an alleged loss of approximately $48,000 between April and November 2025. The records reviewed by the outlet said Miller continued to have access to funds into December.
The approximately $332,000 medical-group allegation and the roughly $48,000 youth-sports allegation amount to about $380,000 on the California side of the investigation. Those figures are separate from the two Nevada embezzlement charges involving the school parent organizations.
South Tahoe Now separately reported that the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office confirmed receiving the South Lake Tahoe Police Department case in March 2026.
Miller Posted Cash Bail and Was Appointed a Public Defender
The Sheriff’s Sept. 8 announcement said Miller’s initial bail was set at $25,000 cash only. Later that day, Senior Judge Richard Glasson set bail at $25,000 bondable or $3,750 cash, according to The Record-Courier.
Miller posted $3,750 in cash and was released under conditions that included surrendering her passport and supervision by the Department of Alternative Sentencing. The court also restricted her from acting as a fiduciary unless a client signed a written acknowledgment of the pending case.
At a Sept. 15 Tahoe Justice Court appearance, Senior Judge Richard Glasson appointed a public defender to represent Miller and set an Oct. 6 status hearing, according to The Record-Courier.
Miller has not been convicted of the charges.
The School District Says the Parent Groups Operate Independently
Miller remains listed as the Area 3 trustee on the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees.
After her arrest, the district said the Board of Trustees does not oversee or control the independent parent and booster organizations involved in the criminal complaint and said it had no indication the allegations were connected to Miller’s work as a trustee.
The district later announced that Miller had taken a leave of absence from her trustee duties while the legal matter proceeds.
The Zephyr Cove Elementary Parents Club and Whittell Boosters also issued a joint statement after the arrest. The Record-Courier reported that the groups said they had financial controls and administrative oversight in place and intended donated funds to continue supporting students and school programs.