Tribal casino owners of the Gold Country Casino Resort in California have begun legal proceedings against two former employees for skimming.

The two former employees allegedly skimmed $2.9 million from the tribal casino; the tribe filed a civil lawsuit in the Sacramento Federal Court seeking $38 million. 

The suit alleges that the two former employees skimmed the $2.9 million for personal trips. Over a five-year period, the employees used a “secret credit card” on charges for limousines, concert and flight tickets and trips to Las Vegas, Disneyland and Palm Springs. The suit also alleges numerous instances of money laundering over the same period.

Former tribal CFO Deborah Howard and administrator Jesse Brown have recently married and have contested the allegations.