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The DA’s office declined to comment on the case. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office, which is prosecuting the case, also declined to comment.

When Metro police responded to a call from casino security, it found approximately $5,000 in cash in Krilich’s wallet, as well as seven credit cards in his name and one credit card in the name of Thomas Franco.

Krilich also had a check from “the Eatery LLC” written out to Franco in the amount of $1,891.

Krilich told a detective he moved to Las Vegas about six months ago and is a heroin user, according to the report.

The forged checks came from his dealers, Krilich said, and he split the money with them after he cashed them. The dealers told Krilich the checks were legitimate, but they advised him not to use his ID while cashing them, he told officers.

Casino security told the Metro detective Krilich had used some of the proceeds to play slot machines and won a jackpot of more than $1,600, according to the report.

Las Vegas Justice Court documents state Krilich was to be ad- mitted to Betty Ford Treatment Center for inpatient treatment Aug. 29. Gentile said he could not confirm whether his client was being treated there.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Krilich’s 1995 federal bank fraud conviction came after he admitted to participating “in 14 financial scams involving $1.4 million.”

“Krilich made his admission as part of a plea agreement in which he admitted defrauding two suburban banks in a $81,000 check-writing scheme in 1992,” the newspaper reported. Contact Michael Scott Davidson at sdavidson@ reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3861. Follow @ davidsonlvrj on Twitter.