Ming Zhang, 32, was ordered to pay back in full the loss of $1,046,560 resulting from his involvement in a baccarat cheating scheme at two casinos. WASHINGTON — Two Maryland casinos were scammed out of more than $1 million after an elaborate baccarat cheating scheme carried out by a former dealer and several co-conspirators in […]
Month: December 2019
Maryland Casino dealer to spend 18 months in jail for $1 million scheme
Posted: December 6, 2019, 10:46 a.m. Last update: December 6, 2019, 12:14 p.m. Former Maryland baccarat dealer Ming Zhang, 32, of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for his role in a $1 million baccarat cheating scheme , federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur led […]
Ex-casino dealer gets 18 months in prison for defrauding Maryland casinos
A US district court sentenced Ming Zhang, 32, a former baccarat dealer to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring and defrauding Maryland casinos out of more than $1 million in 2017. After serving his 18-month prison sentence, Zhang is expected to spend 3 years on probation for plotting to transfer stolen funds; and will […]