Former Monarch Casino Worker Faces No Theft Charges Anymore
A person who used to work at the Monarch Casino Resort Spa in Colorado's Black Hawk, who confessed to taking $500,000 in cash from the venue and giving it to someone they believed was a senior executive, is now off the hook.
On Friday, the First Judicial District Attorney's Office revealed the result of their investigation into the illegal act. They stated that Sabrina Eddy, who was employed at the casino as a cage cashier in March 2023, was deceived and not involved in the team that organized the burglary.
Eddy received a phone call at around 1 a.m. from a guy claiming to be the casino's head of operations. She also got texts from someone she thought was her direct supervisor. Both the call and the texts instructed her to gather $300,000 in cash and take it to a nearby hospital where she would meet a lawyer in the parking lot who would collect the funds. They also told Eddy to hide the cash in a bag to bypass security.
After delivering the $300,000, Eddy went back to the casino and was asked to carry out this task again for another $200,000. She did what she was told, handing over the money outside the hospital for the second time.
Betrayed employee
State prosecutors say Eddy started feeling suspicious after the second exchange, where she was told to stay at the hospital temporarily before returning to her job. She attempted to call her immediate supervisor but was unable to get through.
She ended up contacting the casino and informing them about her actions. The manager on duty at the time phoned the police, and Eddy was put in Gilpin County Jail the same day.
A Mexican national named Juan Ivan Gutierrez Zambrano later admitted to his role in the theft. Zambrano said he got paid to receive the casino money at the hospital and hand it over to an unidentified third party.
Zambrano was charged with two counts of criminal mischief, one being a felony and the other being a misdemeanor. He could be deported back to Mexico. Authorities are still looking for a third person involved in the crime, but their identity remains sealed due to a court order.
The police believe that the individual is no longer in the United States. The prosecutor's office has not said whether any of the stolen $500,000 has been retrieved.
No further charges
The First Judicial District Attorney's Office stated that there wasn’t enough evidence to go ahead with charges against Eddy. She was initially charged with a theft crime of a felony nature, which carried a potential jail sentence of 4 to 12 years.
Monarch is owned and managed by Monarch Casino Resort, Inc. This company, controlled by the Farahi family, also manages the Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa in Reno. The business reported a net profit of $82.4 million last year on revenue of $501.5 million. Gaming at the two casinos made up $282.3 million of this sum.
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