The former president of the nonprofit Protecting Unwanted Animals (P.U.P. Laguna Beach) was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and grand theft last week.
Elizabeth Katherine Bauer, 40, of Mammoth Lakes was arrested May 22, according to police. She served as president of P.U.P. from 2006 to 2011. She resigned from the board in March 2012.
An investigation began when the current president noticed several irregularities with one of the bank accounts, Lt. Jason Kravetz said. When the president contacted Bauer for an explanation, Bauer gave her excuses but no reasoning.