Kristian Gonyea, for La Presse
Press staff reports
The gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Jack Ciattarelli, speaks at the New Jersey County Association’s annual meeting at Caesar’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on Thursday, October 14, 2021.
Five New York residents were charged with attempting to steal more than $ 1.1 million from five Atlantic City casinos in August, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said on Friday.
Bruck said the alleged thefts, which involved passing fraudulent checks at casinos, were part of a “sophisticated financial plan.” Three men and two women were charged, but only one was arrested.
The targets were Caesars Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, which each reported $ 284,000 in thefts, and Ocean Casino Resort and Golden Nugget Atlantic City, which each reported 134,000. $ bad checks.
An Atlantic County grand jury on Wednesday released an indictment of 11 counts alleging second-degree conspiracy and various counts of second-degree theft by deception and attempted theft by deception. The accused were:
Xiuhuan Zhang, 65, from Flushing
Qingtao Zhang, 53, from Flushing
Frank N. Tobolsky, 59, of Cherry Hill, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hil…
Shuai Liu, 30, from College Point
Peng Cai, 33, from Brooklyn
Qingtao Zhang was arrested on September 7 in Amsterdam under an arrest warrant. The remaining defendants are wanted, Bruck said in a press release.