Lake Tahoe casino employee suspected of $10,000 theft
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/01/2015 - 11:02pm
A Lake Tahoe casino employee has been arrested on suspicion of theft after police said he made off with a bundle of $100 bills totaling $10,000 that had been accidentally dropped by a gambler.
Douglas County sheriff's deputies say the gambler had won $70,000 and was walking to an elevator from the Harrah's Tahoe casino floor when he dropped the wad of cash early Wednesday.
Contract janitorial worker Richard Ferrer. 36, is accused of sweeping the money into a dustpan, then heading to the employee break room.
The entire incident was caught on tape and the suspect told security personnel he stashed the money in a garbage can, where all but $100 was recovered.
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