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A housekeeper for a Las Vegas resort, is accused of mass theft from guests, including large sums of money and personal items taken from hotel rooms. Maria Menendez Betancourt faces theft and burglary charges for multiple incidents at the Palazzo Tower at the Venetian Resort. Authorities were contacted in early June after a guest staying at the resort reported that her room had been burglarized with more than $8,000 missing, according to KLAS-TV. Police reviewed surveillance footage and caught Menendez Betancourt entering the room while the guest was gone, noting that she wasn’t assigned to tha…