A former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos will face a judge in Los Angeles and possible federal prison time after pleading guilty to violating federal anti-money laundering rules. Scott Sibella is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella speaks at the Resorts World Boring Company station, July 11, 2022, in Las Vegas . Former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos, Sibella, faces a judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, and possible federal prison time after pleading guilty to violating federal anti- money laundering rules. Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella speaks during a tour of property before its opening in Las Vegas , June 23, 2021.
, is a former minor league baseball player who lives in Newport Coast, California. He’s awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in April 2022 to operating an illegal gambling business and filing a false tax return. Sibella told federal investigators in January 2022 “that he had ‘heard that Nix was in the booking business’ and he ‘couldn’t figure out how he had all the money he gambled with.’”
Sibella was president and chief operating officer of the MGM Grand for eight years and then president of Resorts World Las Vegas until 2023. Federal prosecutors say, transferred money he stole from the Japanese superstar to Resorts World in a scheme to pay off debts to illegal bookmakers. Sibella is not implicated in that case, which also is part of the broad federal investigation into sports gambling.
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