Billings MT Jan 25 2013 A federal judge this week sentenced a former security guard for the Absaalooka Nights Casino in Crow Agency to probation and ordered $3,324 restitution for stealing from his employer.
Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom on Wednesday sentenced Joseph Pretty On Top, 49, of Lodge Grass, to three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to theft by an employee of an Indian gaming business.
Prosecutors said an investigation began in April 2012 after reports that $3,000 was stolen from gaming machines at the casino. Investigators found that Pretty On Top, a casino security guard, had turned off the surveillance cameras in an area of the casino and took money from machines on three occasions.
When questioned, Pretty On Top admitted taking the money. Some of the thefts also were caught on other surveillance cameras. The casino is operated by the Crow Tribe.
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Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom on Wednesday sentenced Joseph Pretty On Top, 49, of Lodge Grass, to three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to theft by an employee of an Indian gaming business.
Prosecutors said an investigation began in April 2012 after reports that $3,000 was stolen from gaming machines at the casino. Investigators found that Pretty On Top, a casino security guard, had turned off the surveillance cameras in an area of the casino and took money from machines on three occasions.
When questioned, Pretty On Top admitted taking the money. Some of the thefts also were caught on other surveillance cameras. The casino is operated by the Crow Tribe.
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