It is alleged that while employed as a cocktail waitress at the casino, Poszeluznyj had access to the names and PINs of casino players as she served them beverages.
The Criminal Information charges Poszeluznyj with conspiring with Robert Pellegrini and Mark Heltzel, to defraud the Mohegan Sun Casino by engaging in a money laundering scheme involving the use of stolen names and PINs (personal identification numbers) that were tied to players’ loyalty club cards. SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former employee of the Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Downs has been charged with engaging in a money laundering conspiracy.Īccording to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Rochelle Poszeluznyj, age 38, of Kingston, is charged in a Criminal Information filed today in United States District Court in Scranton with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.