A whopping 42 people have pleaded guilty or were convicted in connection with a cheating scam at the casino owned by the Yakama Nation of Washington.
Juan Reyes Correa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal from a casino and theft by a casino employee. He admitted that he rigged a promotional drawing at the Legends Casino and told certain customers how to cheat in the contest.
Correa was sentenced five months in prison and three years on probation, The Yakima Herald-Republic reported. Nearly all of the other defendants received probation for pleading guilty, the paper said.
Four remaining defendants will learn their punishment on July 9. They were found guilty of conspiring to steal casino funds and theft from a casino on tribal land after a trial in federal court.
The tribe asked federal authorities to investigate the scam.
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Four to be sentenced for theft from Legends Casino
(The Yakima Herald-Republic 5/19)
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