Five People Facing Accusations of $1.12m Casino Scam
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Five New York residents are accused of stealing $1.12m from casinos through an alleged fake check scheme. The suspects deposited fake bank checks in exchange for casino chips from August 26 to August 28 at five Atlantic City casinos. Ocean Casino Resort, the Borgata, and Caesars Atlantic city each honored $284,000 worth of checks, while the Hard Rock and Golden Nugget casinos each lost $134,00.
Five people are accused of stealing $1.12m from casinos. Four suspects are at large, while Qingtao Zhang was detained in September in Amsterdam. The authorities are still searching for Sen Ge, Peng Cai, Shuai Liu, and Xiuhuan Zhang.
The New Jersey State Police Casino Gaming Bureau and the Division of Criminal Justice Specialized Crimes Bureau are leading the investigation of the case. Qingtao Zhang was arrested in the Netherlands. On Wednesday, a grand jury indictment charged each of them with second degree conspiracy, attempted theft by deception and numerous counts of second-degree theft.
