Mohegan — A Mohegan Sun floor supervisor, dealer and patron each have been charged with first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny for their alleged role in a scheme that cost the casino at least $29,250 in May alone.

According to police, Joseph P. Marotta, 36, of Danielson was the floor supervisor during the larcenies. He was charged June 20.

Police said Christian Elwood, 40, of Wallingford was the dealer. He was charged June 22.

Jeremy Paul Howard, 40, of Southington was the patron, police said. He was charged June 18.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit written by Mohegan Tribal Police Officer Randy Holt, police began looking into the possible larceny at the request of the surveillance department on May 21.

Holt said he was asked to review footage of the same roulette table from three different dates in May.

On May 4, Holt wrote, cameras show Howard buying in at the table for $300 cash.

Howard then asks for a $2,000 marker to be pulled from $3,000 he’d already deposited to the casino as “front money,” or money that allowed him to go to any table and "call a marker" of up to $3,000 to be used for gambling.

As Marotta uses Howard’s player’s club card to verify that he had deposited the $3,000, the affidavit states, cameras show Elwood placing $20,000 worth of gaming cheques in front of Howard rather than the $2,000 Howard had asked for.

According to Holt, Howard then leaves the table without gambling any of the cheques, and Marotta enters numbers into the computer system that show Howard winning more than he did to account for the $18,000 overpayment.

In three other instances on two different dates in May, the affidavit states, Howard can be seen making bets on numbers that either didn’t win or only partially won.

According to Holt, in all of the cases Elwood moved all of Howard’s cheques to the winning number and paid him as if he had won.

The total loss to the casino in those incidents was $11,250, according to Holt.

A review of Howard’s gaming records, the affidavit states, showed that Howard had almost nothing but losses from January 2014 through July that year.

From August 2014 through April 2016, though, Howard won $131,587, according to the affidavit.

Records also showed Aug. 6, 2014, was the first time Howard ever used “front money” at the casino, Holt wrote.

Although Elwood did not admit to any wrongdoing when Holt first interviewed him, Marotta said Elwood had asked him to “look the other way” in exchange for a “piece of the action,” according to the affidavit.

Also according to the affidavit, Marotta told Holt he “looked the other way” approximately 10 times and would receive between $500 and $2,000 for each overpayment.

Marotta said he went to high school with Elwood and became re-acquainted with him when Elwood started working at the casino about 15 years ago.

Both Marotta and Elwood, Holt wrote, said they knew Howard, but only by his first name.

After speaking with a lawyer, Elwood also admitted to the intentional overpayments via a written affidavit sent to Holt by email, according to the affidavit.

In the written statement, Holt said, Elwood estimated his overall share of the proceeds was about $20,000.

According to court records, Elwood and Howard were released from custody after posting $50,000 professional surety bonds, and Marotta was released on a promise to appear in court.

Elwood and Howard are scheduled to be arraigned in Norwich Superior Court on Thursday.

Marotta, who already has been arraigned, is next due in court July 18.

l.boyle@theday.com