SEATTLE -- Four men are facing federal charges that they cheated the roulette tables at tribal casinos in Washington state.

In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, prosecutors say the men bought certain chips for $1, and surreptitiously moved them to other tables, where they redeemed them for $25. In all they allegedly took more than $11,500 from the Emerald Queen Casino last October, and more than $1,400 from the Snoqualmie Casino, where two of them were finally caught.

One of the arrested men, 27-year-old Bronx, N.Y, resident Marcos A. Peynado, made an initial appearance in federal court Tuesday on two counts of theft from a tribal casino. The other posted bail and is being sought by law enforcement, as are the two remaining members of the group.