SEATTLE (AP) - A hearing is scheduled tomorrow in federal court in Seattle for the son of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Jacob Nickels, to change his plea to casino-cheating charges.

The 25-year-old had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and theft charges in an indictment.

He is accused of accepting $5,000 to enlist a dealer in a false shuffling scam two years ago when he worked as a pit boss at the Nooksack Tribe’s casino in Deming, Whatcom County. The casino-cheating ring is accused of stealing millions of dollars by bribing dealers in seven states.

Earlier this month a card dealer from the Nooksack casino pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge. The dealer, 24-year-old Levi Mayfield, said he was recruited by Jacob Nickels.

Nickels grew up in Seattle and graduated from Garfield High School in 1999. He attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, but didn’t graduate.

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