WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota blackjack dealer has pleaded guilty to stealing $10,000 from his then-employer.
The Aberdeen News (https://bit.ly/2qvv0hz ) reported that Jeremy Brown pleaded guilty in federal court this month to a felony conspiracy charge. Court documents allege he worked with three others to steal money from Dakota Sioux Casino near Watertown in December 2015 and January 2016.
A second charge of theft by an employee of a gaming establishment on Indian land and aiding and abetting was dismissed. According to a plea agreement, he’ll pay $2,000 in restitution.
Jordan Rondell, Lito Bolocon and Fern Gillhave have pleaded not guilty to felony conspiracy and felony theft by an employee of a gaming establishment on Indian land and aiding and abetting. They’ll go to trial in federal court in Aberdeen in July.
Brown and Gill were blackjack dealers at the casino, Bolocon was the pit boss supervising the blackjack gaming area and Rondell was a card player, according to court documents. Brown and Gill allegedly paid Rondell for bets on losing hands, which Bolocon is accused of knowingly allowing. Brown, Gill and Bolocon are accused of receiving a portion of the payments, court documents said. They were all indicted in February.
Brown is scheduled to be sentenced in August.
Dakota Sioux Casino is located on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation and operated by the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.
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Information from: Aberdeen American News, https://www.aberdeennews.com
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