Posted on: August 19, 2024, 02:47h.
Last updated on: August 19, 2024, 02:47h.
New details have emerged about two men facing charges following the alleged theft of $352K from a tribal gaming property in South Dakota earlier this year.
Roberto Carlos Gonzales Miranda and Roberto Orellana recently were indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit theft from a gaming establishment on Indian Lands, and transportation of stolen money, according to South Dakota TV station KELO.
The pair undertook a scheme at the Grand River Casino located in Mobridge, S.D., in February.
The plot began when a woman telephoned the casino. She reached a manager of a cashier’s cage and got the manager’s cell phone number.
A man got on the phone and said he was a collections contractor for the United States Postal Service. He claimed the casino owed $700K. If the money wasn’t paid immediately, there would be more fees or fines owed, the report said.
As the two remained on the phone, a third suspect sent a text. That person said he was the cage manager’s supervisor.
The so-called supervisor ordered the casino worker to “empty the vault and deposit the cash at a Bitcoin ATM in Aberdeen, South Dakota,” according to KELO.
The casino employee scooped up $352K from the vault and got into a vehicle with the money. The person then drove to Aberdeen and then was told to meet individuals in a parking lot.
The two were to meet at a gas station, identified as the Dakota Sunset station, in Mitchell, SD.
Miranda allegedly took the loot from the employee. Orellana was paid $1.6K, authorities said.
The casino is owned and operated by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Casino Jackpot Winner Robbed, Suspect Nabbed
A man was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma following Friday’s holdup of a man who hours earlier won money at a gaming property.
The suspect, Terry Brown, was charged with armed robbery with a firearm after being a convicted felon.
The incident began when Brown allegedly pulled out a firearm and robbed the victim. He stole an undisclosed amount of cash won at the unnamed gaming property, as well as car keys and a phone, according to Tulsa TV station KTUL.
The holdup took place at about 6 p.m. Friday at a residence located near 44th Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
A second suspect accompanied Brown when he robbed the victim, police said. He’s still believed to be at large.
The two suspects were videotaped by a security camera, the report said.
The victim’s sister-in-law reported the robbery to the Tulsa Police Department (TPD). She apparently gave police a description of the get-away vehicle and the suspects.
A short time later, a TPD helicopter searched for the men. A vehicle that matched the description given by the sister-in-law was spotted and later stopped on North Quaker Avenue.
An occupant in the vehicle also matched a description given of the robbery suspect, police said. He later was identified as Terry Brown.
Brown was booked for the crime. His case was turned over to local prosecutors. If he’s convicted, he faces a prison sentence.
It’s not immediately known what was the prior charge on which he was convicted.
