{"id":196531,"date":"2021-12-28T08:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T16:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=196531"},"modified":"2021-12-28T09:56:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T17:56:41","slug":"unlawful-atlantic-city-casino-arrests-results-court-victory-plaintiffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/unlawful-atlantic-city-casino-arrests-results-court-victory-plaintiffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic City Casino Unlawful Arrests Results in Court Victory for Plaintiffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Atlantic City casino arrests in November 2017 at the Golden Nugget have resulted in two men winning a court case against New Jersey State Police.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196534\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-196534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/369326_v4.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantic City casino arrest Golden Nugget\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/369326_v4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/369326_v4-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/369326_v4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/369326_v4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/369326_v4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-196534\"class=\"text-description\">The Golden Nugget Atlantic City casino resort was the site of unlawful arrests in November of 2017. A federal judge ruled in favor of two men from Maryland who claimed they were wrongly arrested. (Image: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lawrence Mills and Daniel Chun of Maryland visited the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City in November of 2017. Chun made several $1,000 cash deposits at the casino cage for his newly registered Golden Nugget iGaming account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A compliance officer at the Marina District casino thought that was rather suspicious, and notified state regulators. Internet gaming accounts in New Jersey can be funded online with debit cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">The State Police Casino Gaming Bureau responded to the Golden Nugget alert by sending three troopers. Detective Sgts. Richard Wheeler, Carl Smallwood, and Lance Moorhouse later arrested Mills and Chun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">In their legal complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that they were violently detained while walking to their car in the casino&#8217;s parking garage. The lawsuit contended that the two were &#8220;slammed from behind against the car door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Illegal Arrest<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">State police records detail that the officers arrested Mills and Chun because of their alleged involvement &#8220;in some kind of scam.&#8221; Chun told police that he was at the Golden Nugget &#8220;to make money from the casino.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mills explained that he had loaned money to Chun, who was gambling online. Federal Judge Harvey Bartle in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in a summary judgment dated December 20 that their arrests were unwarranted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>The searches of Mills and Chun incident to their unlawful arrests were therefore also violations of their Fourth Amendment rights,&#8221;<\/strong> the judge wrote in his Dec. 20 ruling. Bartle added that the suspects were <strong>&#8220;put on the ground in handcuffs without explanation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">A laptop and cellphone seized in the arrest turned up no evidence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/police-seek-man-alleged-atlantic-city-casinos-launder-money\/\">suggest criminal activity<\/a>. Bartle wrote in his 11-page judgment that the officers lacked probable cause for the apprehensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Most who come through a casino&#8217;s doors hope to make money, however unlucky they may end up being,&#8221; the judge concluded.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Casino Probable Cause<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bartle detailed the process of the Golden Nugget reporting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/five-indicted-for-1-1-million-atlantic-city-casino-bogus-check-scam\/\">suspicious financial activity<\/a> to state officials. The judge explains that casino surveillance manager Virginia Carr completed a suspicious report on the morning of November 2, 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Carr reported that within a roughly six-hour period, six cash deposits of $1,000 each were made to iGaming accounts at the Golden Nugget. Carr did not speak with law enforcement or the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement after the filing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Bartle clarifies that it is up to the State Police officer on duty to determine whether to follow up on a suspicious activity alarm with a phone call or visit to the casino. In this instance, the judge says Wheeler decided to pay a visit to the casino to investigate the matter further.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wheeler and Smallwood observed Chun and Mills gambling online in the resort&#8217;s Wine &amp; WiFi Lounge, which has since permanently closed. The officers subsequently followed the two to their vehicle in the parking garage where the arrests were conducted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Determining there was no probable cause, Bartle issued a summary judgment in favor of Mills and Chun against Wheeler. A summary judgment is a decision made based on statements and evidence without going to a court trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The judgment did not specify damages or a settlement arrangement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantic City casino arrests in November 2017 at the Golden Nugget have resulted in two men winning a court case against New Jersey State Police. Lawrence Mills and Daniel Chun of Maryland visited the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City in November of 2017. 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