U.S. District Court For The Eastern District Of MichiganColletti used counterfeit driver’s licenses to withdraw funds from patrons at casino self-service kiosks.
They say that the house always wins, but for around a year, John Colletti made a small fortune at the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit. Unfortunately, he stole the sizable $100,000 sum from fellow patrons by using counterfeit driver’s licenses and prosthetic masks. Despite the extreme measures he took to conceal his identity, his luck just ran out.
According to CNN, Colletti researched his targets and obtained their personal information online. With prosthetics in place, he forged 83 driver’s licenses, 14 insurance cards, 19 players cards from casinos in Michigan and Kansas, two Binghamton University staff IDs, and a Social Security card.
While his appearance as an elderly man was impressive, casinos had been aware of the 55-year-old Michigan man’s activities since 2019. His modus operandi was withdrawing funds from victims’ bank accounts using self-service kiosks at casinos.