Four members of the “Tran Organization” were sentenced for a high tech scheme in which they cheated casinos across the U.S. and Canada. So far, 29 members of the group have pleaded guilty to cheating a combined total of 25 casinos.
How’d they do it? Some sort of Hollywood break-in caper? A card counting savant?
Not really – just some high tech card cheating. As explained in a Department of Justice press release, the group employed hidden transmitters and card predicting software in a mission impossible version of the “false shuffle.” This led to big wins at blackjack and mini-baccarat tables in casino after casino.
That’s how it went down with the Tran Organization… over and over and over again. Prosecutors alleged that they made off with up to $2.5 million in illegal winnings.
The four individuals sentenced yesterday (George Michael Lee, Duc Cong Nguyen, Hop Nguyen and Tien Duc Vu) respectively pleaded guilty to a variety of offences including participating in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to steal from Tribal casinos and conspiracy to launder money.
They received varying levels of jail time, ranged from 3 years to supervised release, along with orders to repay the millions they illegally won.
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