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Jul 9, 2008 9:47 am US/Eastern
Couple Uses Stolen Funds In A.C. Gambling Spree
ATLANTIC CITY (AP) ―
A couple has
admitted that they went on a million-dollar Atlantic City gambling spree with money the woman
had stolen from her employer.
New
Jersey prosecutors say Jamine Alabre faces about six
years in state prison, while boyfriend Mathurin Ambroise faces about three
years.
Both have pleaded guilty to a charge of
receiving stolen property.
The 28-year-old woman from Westbury,
N.Y., admits she stole $1 million from her
former employer, Ipsos, a Long Island
marketing firm. Ambroise is 34 and lives in St. Albans, N.Y.
Prosecutors say the couple tried to launder the
money from January to October 2005 by pumping much of it into Atlantic City slots, mainly high-limit
machines at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Casino personnel notified state
police.
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