Today's announcement holds accountable Nguyen and Tran and sends a message that cheating in California will not lead to success. Eric Nguyen and spouse Khan Tina Tran pled guilty last week to various charges after they were apprehended for their. 'Breaking the law is never the right way to get ahead,' said Bonta in a prepared statment. 'We will not tolerate criminal activity in our state. A duo has succeeded in cheating the 580 Casino in Livermore, California out of more than 500,000 but their triumph was short-lived after the casino and investigators realized about the scheme and went after them. The pair were arrested on May 6, 2020, in Harris County, Texas, on California felony arrest warrants. Nguyen would then begin to play at that same table and place significant wagers when he recognized the sequence of cards relayed by Tran. According to a press statement from Bonta, as part of the scheme, Tran would peek at a sequence of cards after shuffling and would convey the sequence to Nguyen before she left the table.
The husband and wife pled guilty to a scheme to cheat at the card game Baccarat while Tran was working as a dealer at the casino. LIVERMORE (CBS SF/BCN) - A couple found guilty of felony grand theft from a Livermore casino were sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to repay more than half a million dollars in restitution, state prosecutors said.Ĭalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the sentencing Wednesday of Eric Nguyen and Khanh 'Tina' Tran, who were charged in 2020 for a gambling scheme they ran at the 580 Casino in Livermore between 20.
