There have been two subsequent indictments in connection with the Tran Organization’s alleged casino-cheating conspiracy, issued in 20, charging 19 additional defendants. The indictment also charged five separate individuals each with one count of conspiracy to commit several offenses against the United States, including conspiracy to steal money and other property from Indian tribal casinos and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. In his plea agreement, Truong admitted that in approximately August 2002, he, with his co-conspirators, created a criminal enterprise defined in the indictment as the 'Tran Organization,' based in San Diego and elsewhere, for the purpose of participating in gambling cheats at casinos across the United States.Ī three-count indictment was returned May 22, 2007, and unsealed in the Southern District of California on May 24, 2007, charging Truong and 13 others each with one count of conspiracy to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise one count of conspiracy to commit several offenses against the United States, including conspiracy to steal money and other property from Indian tribal casinos and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment related to card-cheating activity at Emerald Queen Casino, which is an Indian gaming establishment in Washington state. Truong was also sentenced on a separate indictment to which he pleaded guilty after agreeing to transfer the charges to San Diego from the Western District of Washington. Truong pleaded guilty on April 2, 2008, to conspiracy to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise.

The court ordered the forfeiture of Truong’s interests in various assets, including two houses in the San Diego area, two properties in Vietnam, a 2001 Porsche Carrera, a Rolex presidential watch and a diamond-encrusted pendant. The court also ordered him to forfeit $2,791,146 and to pay $5,753,416 in restitution, payable to several casinos. Truong was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. In his plea agreement, Truong admitted that he and his co-conspirators unlawfully obtained up to $7 million during card cheats. Hewitt for the Southern District of California announced. Phuong Quoc Truong was sentenced today in San Diego for his role in a scheme by the 'Tran Organization' to cheat casinos across the United States, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A.

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