Staff Reports

San Bernardino County – An El Monte couple is jailed for numerous identity theft that occurred at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.

Authorities arrested Vinny Hoai Nguyen and Quynhnhu Nguyen on Nov. 25.

On Nov.23, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s were contacted by a Bank of America fraud investigator, reporting a theft. Bank investigators were alerted to a theft by fraud that occurred at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in May of 2015. A bank customer reported $46,866 was stolen from their savings and home equity line of credit accounts. The suspect made numerous cash withdrawals over a five-day period, using the victim’s identity and stolen banking information.
With the assistance of the Bank of America fraud investigator and investigators from the San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission, detectives identified Vinny Hoai Nguyen of El Monte as a suspect. On the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 25, an arrest warrant was issued for Nguyen. Detectives contacted Nguyen, at his home, at the 5000 block of La Madera Avenue, in El Monte. Nguyen’s girlfriend, Quynhnhu Nguyen, was also inside the residence when detectives arrived. A search warrant was obtained for Nguyen’s residence.
During a search of the home, detectives found numerous credit card manufacturing devices, hundreds of credit cards in various stages of being altered, dozens of stolen identification cards, numerous altered checks, several laptop computers and $8,300 in one hundred dollar bills.
The couple was booked at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.