<p>A man accused in a record-setting $500K larceny from <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/monarch-casino-500k-theft-leads-to-second-colorado-arrest/">Monarch Casino Resort and Spa</a> in Black Hawk, Colo. entered a guilty plea last week after a plea deal.</p>n<figure id="attachment_313837" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-313837" data-style="width: 430px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-313837 size-post-thumbnail-430xAUTO" src="https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monarch-430x310.jpg" alt="Monarch Casino Resort and Spa" width="430" height="310" srcset="https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monarch-430x310.jpg 430w, https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monarch.jpg 700w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px" /><figcaption  id="caption-attachment-313837"class="text-description">Monarch Casino Resort and Spa, pictured above. The Black Hawk, Colo. casino was the site of a theft. (Image: Monarch Casino)</figcaption></figure>n<p>Juan Ivan Gutierrez Zambrano, 32, pled guilty to two counts of criminal mischief in Gilpin County District Court on Friday, according to the <em>Denver Post</em>. He will be sentenced on April 12.</p>n<p>Zambrano was initially charged with two counts of theft of between $100K and $1 million but those charges were dropped.</p>n<p>Formerly of Mexico, he could be deported after the guilty plea.</p>n<p><strong>Zambrano was given the money in exchange for receiving boxes filled with stolen cash.</strong></p>n<p>Another defendant in last year’s case, <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/colorados-monarch-casino-site-of-alleged-500k-theft-by-cashier/">Sabrina Eddy</a>, 45, is scheduled to go on trial in August. Eddy was charged with two counts of theft.</p>n<p>Eddy, a cage cashier, allegedly put 10, $50K stacks of cash into boxes, covered them with rags, and sealed the boxes.</p>n<p>Eddy then drove the money in a minivan to a St. Anthony Hospital parking lot and gave the loot to Zambrano.</p>n<div class="callout">n<p>Eddy initially said she was following orders from a supervisor. She claimed that two men told her via a phone call and through texts to collect $300K and take it to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo. after problems arose with a UPS order.</p>n</div>n<p>When she returned, Eddy claims she got another text to bring $200K to a man. Eddy complied with that request, as well. But when Eddy took a polygraph, it showed she was lying.</p>n<p>Eddy then said acquaintances of her deceased ex-husband “forced her to engage in the theft after levying threats against her family members,” according to the <em>Post</em>.</p>n<p>A third suspect involved in the plot is on the lam.</p>n<p>It was the largest casino theft in the history of <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/monarch-fined-400k-for-proxy-betting-switches-to-geocomply-for-geolocation-services/">Colorado</a>.</p>n<h2>Meth Suspect Ran from Cops</h2>n<p>A suspect fled from <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/tribes-control-california-sports-betting-says-state-rep/">California’s</a> Black Oak Casino on March 4 after he allegedly stole cash and later tossed out suspected drugs.</p>n<p>The cash was swiped from a car at the casino. Christopher Miller, 26, of California, ran from the casino after deputies approached him.</p>n<p><strong>During a chase, Miller discarded a half-pound of <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/illegal-casino-raid-leads-to-10-arrests-in-san-jose/">methamphetamine</a> (meth). Police did not release a value on the drugs.</strong></p>n<p>Miller was charged with transporting a controlled substance for sale. His bail was set at $50K.</p>n<p>The post <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/casino-crime-round-up-monarch-casino-defendant-pleads-guilty-in-theft/">Casino Crime Roundup: Monarch Casino Defendant Pleads Guilty in Theft</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.casino.org/news">Casino.org</a>.</p>n