Michigan AG announces pleas in scam involving alleged crooked dealer

A conspiracy allegedly involving a crooked poker dealer at Motor City Casino who paid out on losing bets has led to five players' guilty pleas, the Michigan Attorney General's Office announced today.
Darryl Green, 53, who was the casino's dealer during the alleged acts in 2014, faces a pre-trial conference on Friday, according to the news release from AG Bill Schuette's office.
The scheme involved playing Texas Hold'em and either paying players on losing bets or not collecting payment on lost bets in 2014. The casino had asked Michigan State Police to investigate possible dealer-player collusion, which led to the charges. The scheme involved "hundreds of dollars of individual player payouts," according to the news release.
"The investigation showed the other six defendants in the case knew Green and associated with him outside of the casino prior to and after the alleged cheating," according to the news release.
Green and Leah Smith, 42, of Melvindale, both face one count each of conspiracy to cheat at a gambling game (five-year felony), gambling activities (10-year felony), conspiracy to commit larceny in a building (four-year felony) and larceny in a building (four-year felony).
The pleas include Roxanna Mckinney, 49, of Farmington Hills; Eugene Davis, Jr., 32, of Detroit; and Hayward Stampley, 57, of West Bloomfield each admitting guilt to attempted gambling activities, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Each agreed to testify against their co-defendants, and they're set to be sentenced in June, according to the AG.
Calvin Pullom, 47, of Detroit pleaded guilty to attempted larceny in a building, a misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison, and also agreed to testify against co-defendants.
Earl Railey, 65, of Detroit pleaded guilty as a habitual fourth offender to one count each of of conspiracy to cheat at a gambling game (five-year felony), gambling activities (10-year felony), conspiracy to commit larceny in a building (four-year felony), and larceny in a building (four-year felony). He entered a Cobb's agreement with the judge for 18 months of probation and 20 days in jail; the agreement permits  defendants to request an initial report of what their sentence will likely be if they plead guilty. His sentencing is set for June 24.
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