A casino worker handed over $750,000 in cash to a person she believed was the hotel’s lawyer in what police suspect is part of a larger theft operation, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.

Las Vegas Metro police arrested Rosa Barria, 36, last weekend on a theft charge, records said.

Early on the morning of June 8, 2023, a person called an employee working in the Sam’s Town cashier cage, claiming to be a lawyer for the casino, documents said. The caller said there would be a delivery from UPS and the delivery person would need to be paid. While on the phone with the scammer, the employee was also receiving messages on her phone.

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