elderly man<\/a>, with a variety of hats, glasses, or surgical masks.<\/p>\nIn one instance, on May 23, 2019, after withdrawing $30,000 at the MGM Grand, Colletti hailed a cab to Greektown, where he turned up on the security cameras outside the Pegasus Taverna Restaurant on Monroe Street.<\/p>\n
There, he headed to the restroom, where he ditched the disguise. When he reappeared, investigators saw the suspect\u2019s real face for the first time.<\/p>\n
On another occasion, Colletti turned up at the Prairie Band Casino in the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Reservation in Kansas. After withdrawing $20,000, he was told to go to the cage to give his Social Security number for reporting purposes, since it was a large transaction.<\/p>\n
Instead, Colletti went to the restroom to remove his disguise. He emerged shortly afterward. Security guards found clothes, a walker, $11,000 in cash, and two fake driver\u2019s licenses in the restroom.<\/strong><\/p>\nColletti was arrested shortly afterward.\u00a0On other instances, Colletti sported a straw hat and used a walker to add to his disguise.<\/p>\n
Also, a rental car used by Colletti led investigators to find 83 driver\u2019s licenses, 14 insurance cards, a counterfeit $100 bill, a flash drive with forged documents, and instructions on how to commit crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn Colletti stole the identities of dozens of innocent people, dragging them all into his criminal scheme,\u201d Timothy Waters, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI\u2019s Detroit Field Office, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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“The impacts of identity theft are serious and far-reaching for victims, and the FBI will work hard to ensure anyone who engages in this type of conduct is held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 56-year-old man who dressed in various prosthetic masks for cover as he allegedly stole money at gaming properties is to spend four years in prison. John Colletti of Harper Woods, Mich. was sentenced this week in Detroit federal court.\u00a0He faced up to 20 years in prison after he pled guilty in April to identity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":180840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Mask-Wearing Casino Thief Heading To Prison For Stealing $125K<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n