Duc Cong Nguyen and Vu admitted that they and their co-conspirators unlawfully obtained up to $2.5 million during card cheats.Ī three-count indictment was returned May 22, 2007, and unsealed in the Southern District of California on May 24, 2007, charging Lee, Vu and 12 others each with one count of conspiracy to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise one count of conspiracy to commit several offenses against the United States, including conspiracy to steal money and other property from Indian tribal casinos and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
George Michael Lee, Duc Cong Nguyen, Hop Nguyen and Tien Duc Vu were sentenced today in San Diego for their roles in a scheme by the 'Tran Organization' to cheat casinos across the United States and Canada.