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8 Charged in San Diego in Casino Card Scam
AP ^ | 9/24/09

Posted on 09/24/2009 9:48:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Eight people have been charged in San Diego as part of a conspiracy that authorities said cheated U.S. and Canadian casinos out of millions of dollars by bribing dealers to rig card games.

The suspects were indicted by a federal grand jury this month and face up to five years in prison if convicted.

The U.S. attorney's office claims that from 2002 to 2006, they bribed card dealers and supervisors at 11 casinos to perform false shuffles during blackjack and mini-baccarat games that helped players win.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: casinos

1 posted on 09/24/2009 9:48:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Do they have names?


2 posted on 09/24/2009 9:59:13 PM PDT by Perchant
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To: Perchant
Found three names:

Thang Viet Huynh, Son Hong Johnson and Michael Waseleski.

Feds: Casino card scam netted almost $800K in NW Indiana

3 posted on 09/24/2009 10:08:12 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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To: Brugmansian
Thang Viet Huynh, Son Hong Johnson and Michael Waseleski.

Just as I suspected, all Amish names.

4 posted on 09/25/2009 3:47:34 AM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: nickcarraway
counting cards...definitely Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

5 posted on 09/25/2009 11:49:48 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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