Foxwoods free slot play robbed

Connecticut State Police say a group of people stole more than $90,000 from Foxwoods Resort Casino by fraudulently accessing the accounts of customers who were awarded free slot machine play.

The Day of New London reports ) that the accusations are detailed in an arrest warrant affidavit for 39-year-old J. Antonio Cifizzari of New Britain. He was charged Friday with first-degree larceny.

The affidavit says Foxwoods Security began investigating when a patron complained in September that $150 worth of bonus slot play had already been redeemed from her Foxwoods Rewards Account.

Cifizzari is being held in lieu of $125,500 at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Institution and has pleaded not guilty.

It was not known Tuesday morning if he is represented by a lawyer.

Speaking of Foxwoods, former tribal chairman Michael Thomas and his brother Steven Thomas, the current treasurer, have just been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing $800,000 from the tribe.

Quote: marksam40

Connecticut State Police say a group of people stole more than $90,000 from Foxwoods Resort Casino by fraudulently accessing the accounts of customers who were awarded free slot machine play.

The Day of New London reports (http://bit.ly/VMzPsz ) that the accusations are detailed in an arrest warrant affidavit for 39-year-old J. Antonio Cifizzari of New Britain. He was charged Friday with first-degree larceny.

The affidavit says Foxwoods Security began investigating when a patron complained in September that $150 worth of bonus slot play had already been redeemed from her Foxwoods Rewards Account.

Cifizzari is being held in lieu of $125,500 at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Institution and has pleaded not guilty.

It was not known Tuesday morning if he is represented by a lawyer.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2013/01/08/state-police-say-foxwoods-free-slot-play-robbed/5VyAe1a5x5uRgYYksWhvBL/story.html

I'm curious where the tribal court's jurisdiction ends, and the State gets involved. Does the tribal court have any power to hear criminal matters?

Quote: Ayecarumba

I'm curious where the tribal court's jurisdiction ends, and the State gets involved. Does the tribal court have any power to hear criminal matters?

From the reading I have done, any major crime involving a non-Indian perpetrator against an Indian victim would fall under Federal jurisdiction.

http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/jurisdiction.htm

Thanks Scot! Very interesting.

I was involved in a similar case (tribal casino, non-tribal perpetrator, theft of loyalty points) that was tried in the county court system. I don't think there was ever a question of federal jurisdiction.

Quote: MathExtremist

I was involved in a similar case (tribal casino, non-tribal perpetrator, theft of loyalty points) that was tried in the county court system. I don't think there was ever a question of federal jurisdiction.

I made the assumption that $90,000 qualified as a major crime, as defined by the Major Crimes Act. From what I have read on that, a major crime includes Larceny. There are also exceptions where agreements are in place that allow a state to handle some situations, instead of the federal government. The more important point though, is that it is not handled completely within the Tribal jurisdiction.

From the link I quoted:


* Please note that this general criminal jurisdiction chart does not apply to jurisdiction where Public Law 280, 18 U.S.C. 1162, or other relevant federal statutes, have conferred jurisdiction upon the state.

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Quote: JenniferTheWolf

Jay Antonio Cifizzari is my father, just putting it out there because Ive never met him...

Hmmm I am speechless for once.

Quote: JenniferTheWolf

Jay Antonio Cifizzari is my father, just putting it out there because Ive never met him...

Why here, why now? Not sure if I can really offer a welcome since I just got here myself, but this is certainly an odd first post.

Quote: Daddydoc

Why here, why now? Not sure if I can really offer a welcome since I just got here myself, but this is certainly an odd first post.

Well, I googled his name, and this thread was #1, so I suspect JTW might have done the same and clicked on it. Welcome, Jennifer, if you think there's something of value to you on this forum. Hard for me to imagine, short of an untimely death, not knowing your father personally. You must be pretty young, seeing as he's only 39 himself.

Quote: beachbumbabs

Well, I googled his name, and this thread was #1, so I suspect JTW might have done the same and clicked on it. Welcome, Jennifer, if you think there's something of value to you on this forum. Hard for me to imagine, short of an untimely death, not knowing your father personally. You must be pretty young, seeing as he's only 39 himself.

I don't know about that. I was a grandfather at age 37.

Had my daughter at 19 and she had her daughter at 17.

39 ain't so young.

Quote: darkoz

39 ain't so young.

Egads, I guess I probably croaked a coupla decades ago, and nobody bothered to tell me.

But I'm still live in a few of my future-book tickets.

Quote: beachbumbabs

... Welcome, Jennifer, if you think there's something of value to you on this forum. Hard for me to imagine, short of an untimely death, not knowing your father personally. You must be pretty young, seeing as he's only 39 himself.

Thanks for saying it more gently. I read what I wrote and it sounded a bit harsh. I didn't mean to sound like I was putting her off.