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Here's the latest for Thursday October 14th: Thousands of John Deere workers go on strike; Former Justice Dept. official subpoenaed in January 6th investigation; Deadly building fire in Taiwan; Winds spell more fire danger in California.<\/p>\n
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ATLANTIC CITY - Five New York City residents are accused of stealing more than $1.1 million from casinos here through a bogus-check scheme.<\/p>\n
The suspects allegedly exchanged phony bank checks for gaming chips at five casinos between Aug. 26 and Aug. 28, said the Attorney General's Office.<\/p>\n
Three of the casinos Borgata, Caesars and Ocean each lost $284,000 to the scheme, the agency said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Golden Nugget and Hard Rock casinoslost $134,000 apiece.<\/p>\n
The defendants were caught executing a sophisticated financial scheme spanning multiple casinos and over a million dollars in fraudulent checks,Acting Attorney General AndrewBruck allegedThursday in announcing charges in the case.<\/p>\n
The suspects allegedly presented each casino with two fake checks, one for $150,000 and another for $134,000, the statement said. The checks appeared to be from TD Bank and Bank of America.<\/p>\n
Hard Rock's loss was lower because it denied a$150,000 check. Golden Nugget reduced its exposure by telling a suspect she could only receive incremental amounts on a$134,000 check.<\/p>\n
One suspect, 53-year-old Qingtao Zhang, was detained earlier this month in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n
Investigators still are seekingXiuhuan Zhang, 65;Shuai Liu, 30;Peng Cai, 33; and Sen Ge, 29.<\/p>\n
Additional individuals are under investigation, the prosecutor's office said.<\/p>\n
An indictment accuses the suspects of conspiracy, theft by deception and attempted theft by deception.<\/p>\n
The charges are only allegations. No one has been convicted in the case.<\/p>\n
Jim Walsh covers public safety, economic development and other beats for the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.<\/p>\n
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