Cheating scheme involving baccarat at Encore Boston Harbor leads to charges; two other men indicted in separate stabbing case at casino
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
The indictments were announced Friday.
The cheating scheme involved an Encore casino dealer, a former casino dealer from Maryland, and a third individual from Philadelphia who were able to steal roughly $23,500 over two nights, authorities said.
Authorities said Jianming Li, 53, of Delaware, and Jun Zhang, 41, of New York, were indicted on charges of cheating under the Gaming Act (two counts each), conspiracy (two counts each), and larceny by a single scheme (one count each). Li was also charged with making false statements to the Gaming Commission.