Warrant issued for millionaire accused of writing $1.5M in bad checks to Bellagio

Friday, October 11, 2024 2:00 PM
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  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

An arrest warrant has been reissued for a Massachusetts millionaire who failed to appear in court Wednesday to answer charges he wrote two bad checks to Bellagio totalling $1.5 million.

Daniel Cosgrove Burrell was scheduled to appear before Judge Cynthia Cruz in Las Vegas Justice Court. A status check hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 21.

Burrell’s Las Vegas attorney, Andrew Fritz, declined comment on the case.

According to Justice Court documents, on Feb. 12, 2023, Burrell wrote checks of $1 million and $500,000 for cash and chips at Bellagio. The casino later discovered the Century Bank account the checks had been written on had been closed.