Six people were sentenced to federal prison for their role in stealing from a casino owned by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
Federal authorities say Joe Michael Koster, 63, was the ringleader. He admitted that he used a "light wand" to trick video poker machines into paying him more than he was owed. Koster was sentenced to 36 months -- the most of the six defendants. Federal authorities say the five others acted as lookouts at the Kewadin Casino Hotel & Resort in Sault Ste. Marie. In total, about $310,000 was stolen from the casino over a two-year period, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Western Michigan said in a press release. All of the defendants are from Oklahoma. Get the Story: