Woman wanted on numerous Nevada charges arrested in South Lake Tahoe

A woman living in South Lake Tahoe has been arrested by the Washoe County Sheriff's Office after an investigation into a fraudulent travel business operating out of Sun Valley, Nev.

In early December, 2016, Washoe County Detectives gained intelligence from a Secret Witness tip that Vivian Saenz-Alvarado, 39, had been residing in the South Lake Tahoe area. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives contacted the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and provided them with a possible location for Saenz-Alvarado.

South Lake Tahoe Police located Saenz-Alvarado and took her into custody on December 7, 2016. Saenz-Alvarado waived extradition and was transferred to the Washoe County Detention Facility on December 14.

Saenz-Alvarado remains in custody at the Washoe County Jail on numerous charges, including four counts of embezzlement, four counts of obtaining money under false pretense, and four counts of using a credit card of another without consent.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has received 71 complaints from victims of this business since the investigation began in September of 2015.

Vivian Saenz-Alvarado was the owner of Vysa Travel, a vacation travel company which operated in the Sun Valley area and unexpectedly closed in September of 2015. Numerous customers reported they prepaid for vacations through the company prior to the closing of Vysa Travel and the money was never refunded. At that time, detectives were unable to locate Saenz-Alvarado.