"Prosecutors said the case centered on a calculated effort to exploit casino procedures for personal gain. He manipulated casino staff to secure over $10,000 in improper payouts and avoided IRS reporting requirements by breaking up over $12,000 in transactions, changing his outfit multiple times, and using different tellers to stay undetected. Benward has been arrested for similar scams throughout the country."
"A self-proclaimed illusionist from Mississippi, who spent years working casino floors under false names, including the alias "Shaun Mistery," will now spend the next decade behind bars. On Tuesday (February 10), Judge Carl Petersen ordered 38-year-old Shaun Joseph Benward to serve concurrent prison terms that add up to 10 years. The Lyon County sentence comes with credit for nearly one year he has already spent in custody while waiting for the case to wrap up."
Shaun Joseph Benward, 38, a self-proclaimed illusionist from Mississippi, worked casino floors under false names including the alias "Shaun Mistery." A jury convicted him in November 2025 on five counts of Money Laundering, five counts of Cheating at Gambling Games, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. Judge Carl Petersen ordered concurrent prison terms totaling 10 years, with credit for nearly one year already spent in custody. Investigators determined that Benward manipulated casino staff to secure over $10,000 in improper payouts and avoided IRS reporting by breaking up more than $12,000 in transactions, changing outfits multiple times, and using different tellers. He has a history of arrests and casino bans in other states.
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