Balsamo Family: Slot Cheaters 

Michael Joseph Balsamo has a unique talent – he steals from slot machines. This in itself is not really a huge deal – lots of people do it. It doesn’t make it right, but it still happens. What makes him unique over other slot machine bilkers is that he has made it a family business.  

Balsamo has made a career out of stealing from slot machines; he has been arrested numerous times, and is banned from even going into them in two states. He obviously thought he was doing well enough, however, to bring the rest of the family in on his scam. First he brought in his wife, Stephanie, and then brought in his mother-in-law and his step-son. 

They are all facing a grand jury at this point, and you have to wonder how this woman and her family were led into his life of crime. Whatever the reasoning, if found guilty, they will all have a lot to talk about in jail together. I guess the family that steals together stays together?

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