Casino Boat Operators Face Indictment

FLORIDA – As reported by the Florida Sun News: "A married couple who once operated casino boats in Little River and Florida were charged in a 22-count indictment, which includes conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and deprivation of honest services.

"Samuel Gray Sr., 65, and Marilyn D. Gray, 68, of Duluth, Ga., president and vice president of Stardancer Casinos Inc., were charged in August with an 18-count indictment that involved tax fraud for the period from April 2001 to November 2002, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney William E. Day, II.

"…The couple was initially charged with withholding employment taxes from Stardancer employees' payroll checks and failing to pay those taxes to the government, resulting in a loss to the United States of about $1.15 million…"
2006-01-29