Originally, Bonta claimed the duo stole about $4 million in the cheating scheme while playing EZ Baccarat Panda 8. Nguyen was a professional gambler and former employee at Casino 580, according to court documents.<\/p>\n
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An investigation revealed that Tran allegedly peeked at the sequence of cards after shuffling. She then conveyed the card sequence to Nguyen using text messages before she left the gaming table, Bonta said. Nguyen then played at the table and began to bet after spotting the sequence of cards, Bonta added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Later, the couple was apprehended on May 6, 2020, while in Texas. Recently, they pleaded guilty to felony grand theft. In 2020, the couple was also charged with conspiracy to commit grand theft.<\/p>\n
Following their release from incarceration, Eric Nguyen and Khanh \u201cTina\u201d Tran will also be placed on supervised probation for two years, recently announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Armed bandits robbed several people gambling in a Riverside, Calif. residence on Sunday night. They stole an unspecified amount of cash, jewels, and cell phones. Local police were still looking for the robbers on Monday.\u00a0The gambling going on in the house was illegal, Riverside police revealed. So far, none of those at the residence were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":208901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
California Gambling Party Robbed by Gunmen in Private Home<\/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