Mississippi illusionist sentenced to decade in Iowa prison after years of cheating casinos

A self-proclaimed illusionist from Mississippi, who spent years working casino floors under false names, including the alias “Shaun Mistery,” will now spend the next decade behind bars.

On Tuesday (February 10), Judge Carl Petersen ordered 38-year-old Shaun Joseph Benward to serve concurrent prison terms that add up to 10 years. The Lyon County sentence comes with credit for nearly one year he has already spent in custody while waiting for the case to wrap up.

A jury found...