Hard Rock International fired Alex Pariente, a senior vice president for hotel and casino operations, after a whistleblower’s allegation of financial wrongdoing…
The financial irregularities linked to Pariente’s dismissal occurred at Hard Rock Punta Cana Casino in the Dominican Republic. According to a recording a whistleblower provided, Pariente directed an assistant to disguise a Chinese national’s $100,000 casino deposit, violating money laundering regulations.
Pariente also allegedly had a history of letting casino markers go unpaid. Pariente’s assistant, Silvia Mendez, broke down the $100,000 deposit into 33 separate deposits to stay under the casino’s reporting limits, a practice known as structuring. The company also reportedly fired Mendez.
