Mastermind of casino cheating scam sentenced to 70 months in prison
The mastermind of a nationwide ring that cheated casinos out of $7 million has been sentenced in San Diego federal court to 70 months in prison, officials said Monday.
Phuong Quoc Truong was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Houston, who also ordered Truong to forfeit $2.7 million and pay $5.7 million in restitution to the casinos. He was also ordered to forfeit property in San Diego and Vietnam, including real estate and a late-model Porsche.
Truong's organization, centered in San Diego, cheated 27 casinos nationwide -- including in San Diego and Riverside counties -- through a variety of methods, including bribing dealers to provide a "fast shuffle" during blackjack and mini-baccarat games.
Thirty-seven defendants have now pleaded guilty.
-- Tony Perry in San Diego
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i dont think he should give back the money. scamming 7 million is no easy task.
Posted by: common_sense | March 15, 2010 at 04:40 PM
This is a non-violent offense. We need the prison and jail space for physically dangerous people, and we need new solutions in 2010.
May I add our jails and prisons are so crowded that inmates are rioting and killing each other. And sadly, they are understaffed so that this violence is certain to continue happening due to the inadequate supervision.
Posted by: gl21 | March 15, 2010 at 05:10 PM
Amazing! Wonder how many casino slot machines and gambling tables cheat their players? Are you saying the slots and tables are always on the up and up?
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Still, he'll get out relatively quickly. California can't afford any more prisoners. 11% of their budget goes towards prisons.
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Posted by: Gagner casino | November 05, 2010 at 06:02 AM
70 months in Prison for 7 million scam. That's a little under a millin per year. I'd sayt that's a profitable job ;-)
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And these 70 months he will spend rethinking the cheating strategy and how not being caught next time. : )
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