The Yakama Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington. Photo from YLC
The last of 42 defendants was sentenced in connection with a cheating scam at the casino owned by the Yakama Nation of Washington. Ricardo Garcia, 26, was found guilty of conspiring to steal from the Yakama Legends Casino. He was a patron who received information from an employee about rigged promotional drawings in 2013. Over $63,000 was stolen from the casino as a result of the theft, The Yakima Herald-Republic reported. Garcia received 11 months in prison for his role, the paper said. Most of the other defendants, who were patrons at the casino, received probation or nominal jail terms. Juan Correa, the employee who rigged the drawings, was sentenced to five months in prison. Get the Story:
Last defendant in Yakama casino case sentenced (The Yakima Herald-Republic 7/31)
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