Federal authorities are investigating the theft of paychecks destined for workers at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.
More than a dozen checks were stolen between Dec. 12 and Dec. 23 after being mailed to employees, according to an initial Des Plaines police report. The checks were worth between $300 and $1,600 each, Cmdr. Matt Bowler said.
The names and amounts on the checks were altered, and then the checks were cashed at currency exchanges and other businesses in Chicago, Bowler said. A total for the altered values of the checks wasn’t available.
The fraud was discovered by Rivers’ payroll department and reported to casino security, who called police.
