The owner of an ATM supplier admitted to The Saskatoon StarPhoenix that he took nearly $1 million from First Nations casinos in Saskatchewan.
Alain Germain's companies supplied ATMs at two Native casinos. But rather than deposit the money into a bank account for the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming
Authority, he says he used $989,000 to save his own business.
"Do I have an alcohol problem? No," German, 50, told the paper. "Do I have a drug problem? No. Do I have a gambling problem? No. The problem I had, I was afraid of failure."
SIGA says it is missing $1.2 million and has prepared a civil lawsuit against Germain. Authorities in Saskatchewan are investigating.
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(The Saskatoon StarPhoenix 5/26)
Man admits theft from SIGA ATMs (The Saskatoon StarPhoenix 5/23)
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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