A scheme to dupe casino employees into thinking they were transferring money from cages to a legitimate business involves at least three casinos and Mexican phone numbers, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
Documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Friday reveal the allegations involve thefts at Circa Hotel & Casino, Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite and the Golden Nugget in Laughlin — as well as federal investigators, including the U.S. Secret Service.
Erik Gutierrez, 23, faces two charges of theft of more than $100,000 for the Circa and Eureka incidents, records showed.
As the 8 News Now Investigators first reported Monday, Las Vegas Metro police searched Gutierrez’s home on June 21, finding bundles of money from Circa, which they believe were part of a scam to defraud the business of more than $1 million, documents said.
