Security News > 2011 > February > Metro Police arrest judge’s son in Bella gio casino robbery

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/feb/03/metro-police-announce-arrest-bellagio-casino-robbe/ By Jackie Valley Las Vegas Sun Feb. 3, 2011 Anthony Carleo, the 29-year-old judge’s son suspected of stealing $1.5 million worth of chips from the Bellagio during a brazen armed robbery, expressed his desire to “come up with some very big money” at the very casino he allegedly robbed days later, according to an arrest report released Thursday. Metro Police said Carleo proceeded to rob the casino Dec. 14, setting in motion seven weeks of gambling, peddling chips and extended stays at the Bellagio until his arrest Wednesday night on the casino floor. The arrest followed an extensive investigation into the headline-grabbing robbery at one of the Strip’s most recognizable casinos. Carleo, the son of a Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge George Assad, was arrested and booked on counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and burglary with use of a deadly weapon, police said. He was being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center. [...]

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