Federal prosecutors have sentenced five defendants to prison terms totaling more than 15 years for a conspiracy that stole over $800,000 from a casino and online gaming services company using stolen identities and counterfeit driver’s licenses.
Jeremy Cushing, 53, of Topeka, was sentenced to 95 months; Rachael Matoian, 36, of Topeka, received 38 months; Abraham Ruiz, 44, of Joplin, Missouri, got 34 months; and both Cassandra Williams, 39, of Spring Valley, California, and Leroy Noll, 46, of Newton, were sentenced to 12 months each, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas.
The defendants pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The scheme ran from July 2021 to March 2024 and involved obtaining personal data to manufacture fake licenses for repeated withdrawals at casinos nationwide.
Says Chris Ormerod, FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge,
“In a world where technology and advancement have made it easier for people to participate in gaming activities, traditional methods of fraud are still being used. This scheme used a method of fabricating official identity documents to commit wire fraud. This sentencing should be a healthy reminder to all: no matter who you try to defraud or how you try to do it, the FBI will bear all resources to seek justice and to bring closure for victims.”
The FBI, Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police Department and Jackson County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.
