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Monday, August 29, 2011

Bellagio Bandit Gets 3-11 Years Behind Bars

Carleo holding up the Bellagio
The son of a former Las Vegas judge, Anthony Michael Carleo, couldn't parlay his political connections into a shorter sentence. The so-called Bellagio Bandit wore a motorcycle helmit as he carried out a Hollywood movie-style holdup at the Bellagio casino late last year.
Carleo in court

Read the facts surrounding the heist and several others that Carleo perpitrated in order to feed his drug addiction to painkellers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/anthony-michael-carleo-bellagio-bandit-3-to-11_n_934340.html and http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/aug/23/bellagio-bandit-gets-3-11-years-15-million-chip-he/

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