{"id":296411,"date":"2023-10-31T05:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=296411"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:50:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:50:05","slug":"las-vegas-casino-thief-to-spend-year-in-jail-for-1m-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-casino-thief-to-spend-year-in-jail-for-1m-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Casino Thief to Spend Year in Jail for $1M Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man linked to the theft of more than $1M from the Circa Hotel & Casino<\/a> was sentenced to a year in jail on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Erik Gutierrez Martinez in a mug shot, pictured above. He was sentenced for a scam. (Image: LVMPD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Erik Gutierrez Martinez<\/a>, 24, was given the sentence after he pleaded guilty<\/a> to a single count of theft of more than $100K.<\/p>\n

Clark County District Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells said if Gutierrez Martinez completes his sentence at the Clark County Detention Center, he won’t have to spend additional time in a state prison.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, he could be given an additional 36-to-96-month sentence. The prosecutor said he played a vital role in the scam.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a bag man for a highly sophisticated criminal organization,\u201d<\/strong> Clark County Deputy District Attorney Austin Beaumont said in court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before sentencing, Gutierrez Martinez admitted to the judge that he did something that was \u201cvery stupid,\u201d according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went into this to get something for nothing, and I am paying the consequences,\u201d Gutierrez Martinez confessed in the courtroom. “This isn\u2019t what I want to do or what I ever wanted to do,\u201d<\/p>\n

Caught Red Handed<\/h2>\n

On June 21, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers seized $850K in cash at his home.<\/p>\n

The cash was stored in a \u201clarge bag of US currency bundled together with the name Circa written on the bundle,\u201d <\/strong>DailyMail.com<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

The Circa is located in downtown Las Vegas. The money was part of a scam that netted more than $1M from thefts at Circa, Eureka Casino Resort<\/a> in Mesquite, Nev., and the Golden Nugget in Laughlin<\/a>, Nev.<\/p>\n

Gutierrez Martinez admitted to involvement in the Circa theft under the plea deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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