Reached by phone Monday evening, Derek Stevens said he had just posted his comments about the arrest on Twitter. While Greg Stevens largely stays out of the spotlight, Derek Stevens is the hotel and casino’s CEO and its public face. When police arrested Gutierrez-Martinez, they found a large bag with just under $850,000 bundled together, with “Circa” written on the bundle, the arrest report said.Ĭirca, which opened in 2020, is owned by brothers Derek and Greg Stevens.

(Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)ĭowntown Las Vegas’ biggest hotel was bilked out of more than $1 million after a so-called imposter scam deceived an employee into believing she was delivering bags of cash to two men at four different locations on behalf of one of the hotel’s owners, police said.Ĭirca lost $1.17 million in the June 17 con job that saw somebody posing as an owner of the hotel, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.Įrik Gutierrez-Martinez, 23, who lives with his aunt in an east Las Vegas trailer park, was arrested on a charge of theft of over $100,000, according to the report. Circa Resort & Casino is shown on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Las Vegas.