Mar 19, 2019

Have Bear River's John McGinnis and Theresa Ballew been suspended?


(John McGinnis)

I received a tip that last Friday night Security at Bear River Casino was instructed via email that GM John McGinnis or HR Director Theresa Ballew are not allowed on the property. Word is both were suspended indefinitely and had their cell phones confiscated.

According to one source, John McGinnis was suspended indefinitely on suspicion of alleged money laundering.

Given a previous post I did, this tip piqued my interest. Read my previous post regarding John McGinnis and others linked below.

To protect my sources, I am not including some details. I attempted to reach Bear River Chair tonight to inquire about and confirm this information and was unsuccessful.

I was given this tip because I am trusted by the community and my readers to follow up, because I don't back off from covering anyone and ask tough questions. If Bear River Council wishes, they can send me a written response.

Previous posts on Bear River Casino:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2017/07/read-bear-river-tribal-council-letter.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2017/07/are-two-bear-river-rohnerville.html?m=1


2 comments:

  1. Not surprising at all that illegal money would be laundered through the Casino. It has long been rumored that someone in that establishment was getting their palm greased to keep eyes off major drug deals on Casino property. The unusual emphasis on cash payment per the source quoted in the July 2, 2017 post seems like a red flag.

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  2. Theresa Ballew is the sister of the infamous Bowie Brothers. She is a Tribal Member and sits on Boards for United Indian Health (she may be employed in some capacity out there in Arcata. I'm sure they would want to know specifics about this situation when it comes to full fruition. Theresa was brought in by Big John to get rid of those in Management who oppose or won't go along with his fraudulent doings. He was fired as GM back in the first year of the Casino being open for coupon fraud against Blue Lake Casino. John's right hand man (George Claus) should be under investigation as well. All upper echelon on the entire Rancheria should be investigated by DOJ. The prostitution and drugs that they let Jim Bowie run through the Hotel and Casino is criminal. I could go on and on. There is a County Supervisor in their pocket as well.

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