LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Texas man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the L'Auberge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles.
A federal judge sentenced 34-year-old Charbel Tannous, of Katy, Texas, last week to 37 months in prison and ordered him to pay more than $900,000 in restitution.
Prosecutors say Tannous was the leader of a plot to rig roulette games at the casino by bribing two dealers to let him and another person place late bets at the wheel.
FBI agents seized $10,000 in cash and nearly $40,000 in cashier's checks when they arrested Tannous at a Houston airport before he could board a flight to Lebanon, which doesn't have an extradition agreement with the U.S.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KLFY. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
