After allegedly stealing $250K worth of diamond rings from The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort last month, four individuals are now being prosecuted.

The pricey rings found in a luggage at the Las Vegas Strip resort during a conference. On May 31, the unidentified jeweler was at the gaming property's bar when his bag was stolen.

According to Las Vegas TV station KLAS, the four suspects participated in the scam while sitting next to the jeweler.

Before a second suspect took possession of the bag and a third suspect covered up the theft, one of the suspects managed to transfer the bag with his foot, according to the authorities. Security footage from the casino caught the plot.

On June 1, as officers were patrolling the area, the suspects were discovered and taken into custody.

Juan Parrado Mendez, David Parrado Mendez, Melanie Millian Lopez, and Leidy Grisales Suarez were named as the four suspects. According to court documents, each was accused with grand larceny and conspiracy to conduct grand larceny. All four were freed on their own recognizance by a court.

The jeweler then admitted to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) investigators that he had to have the bag with him at all times because of insurance requirements, which is why he brought it into the bar.

 

Jackpot Switch at Casino

In April, three individuals were caught after they participated in a plot to win a jackpot at an Indiana casino by switching seats.

According to Indiana TV station WEVV, the three took part in what authorities refer to as a "jackpot switch" while they were at Bally's Evansville Casino & Hotel.

The three suspects—Delavan Mohammed, Ali Mohamad, and Shinvar Abdullatif—all reside in Nashville, Tennessee.

Before Mohammed supposedly took Abdullatif's place beside the slot machine and attempted to claim the reward, officials noticed that Abdullatif had won a jackpot.

Abdullatif made four more jackpot swaps that day, according to the authorities. Three more are said to have been done by Mohammed. According to investigators, a fourth one involved Mohammed.

Abdullatif was prohibited from entering the casino for a year after putting his name on a self-exclusion list there.

Later, the suspects were brought to Evansville, Indiana's Vanderburgh County Jail on suspicion of gambling offenses. Everyone was freed from detention.

The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) looked into the incident.