The case involves fraud that took place at Four Winds Casino Hartford in western Michigan's Van Buren County. The defendant in that case — 45-year-old Jesus Gayton-Garcia, of Chicago — will be ...

According to evidence shown at his trial, Gaytan-Garcia called Hartford Four Winds Casino on July 30, 2023, claiming he was a Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians chairperson and needed money ...

The theft stemmed from a call that was made to the casino in July 2023 by a person claiming to be a tribal chairperson who needed funds to make an urgent payment.