LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists, including one in which he was found guilty of brandishing a department-issued weapon.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon acknowledged that Rogers struggled with a gambling addiction and financial troubles and credited him with service to the community, and sentenced him to less than a possible maximum of 22 years. The judge ordered Rogers to serve an additional three years of supervised release after prison and to pay $85,310 in restitution to the casinos.Lexi Thompson holds her own on PGA Tour in Las Vegas.
Throughout Rogers’ weeklong trial, prosecutors portrayed him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt. They say he recruited his younger brother to help him rob a casino in Summerlin, an affluent community in northwest Las Vegas. Josiah Rogers said he kept $30,000 and moved the following week back to their hometown of Columbus, Ohio.