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Contractors steal $70,000 in lottery prize moneyNews Story
Computer system breached; technicians printed bogus tickets, investigators allege D.C. officials were told last year that lax enforcement of security procedures made it possible for a handful of contract employees to steal tens of thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and prize money, according to records released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. An investigation conducted by Battelle Memorial I
Jan 9, 2008, 3:53 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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Mar 29, 2007, 6:42 pm - pacattack05 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Two Canadian lottery scammers arrestedNews Story
Two Abbotsford, British Columbia, men were arrested Saturday by Bellingham police in connection with a lottery scam that cheated its victims of thousands of dollars. James Richard Jongkind, and Daniel Mark Duerksen, both 25, were apprehended in a lottery fraud investigation that involves victims from across the United States. We are expecting to discover more victims and greater monetary losses as this investigation continues, said Police Chief Randall Carroll in a press release. Th
Jan 19, 2007, 3:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Gang 'used 007-style gadgets' to cheat casinosNews Story
A chef who turned high-tech poker cheat with an array of James Bond-style spy equipment to pocket an estimated 250,000 (US$491,000) was jailed for nine months today. Yau Yiv Lam, 45, and two other partners in crime, repeatedly preyed on casinos throughout London using miniature up-the-sleeve cameras and virtually invisible earpieces to reverse the odds and chalk up a string of spectacular wins. As he filmed cards dealt by the croupier, footage was beamed to an accomplice in a van equipp
Jan 15, 2007, 4:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery scammer arrested in OhioNews Story
Patience paid off last week as police nabbed a man they believe used the guise of lottery winnings to scam people out of thousands of dollars. Issa Rashid Maganga, 35, is being held in the Stark County Jail on three felony charges, while the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and Immigration Naturalization Service look into his activities. Police arrested Maganga on May 24 after he retrieved two packages from a post office box at the UPS Store at 1937 E. Maple St. Maganga tossed away the packages an
May 31, 2006, 11:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

one week to go--Sopranos new seasonReply
I'm a big fan of the show, too, but I'm reserving judgment until I've seen a few more episodes of the new season. I have seasons 1 through 5 on DVD, but the show seems to have lost some continuity with all these new characters in the season premiere. We had never seen this guy before, the guy who inherited the two mil from his aunt. It struck me as being more than a little contrived to introduce him, then frantically build his character into someone we're supposed to care about just so they c
Mar 13, 2006, 6:29 pm - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Hoosier Lottery increases funds for securityNews Story
People wouldn't play the Hoosier Lottery if they didn't think they could win.That's why the William C. Foreman case is so troubling for those who run the state's lottery.For months, officials have been trying to repair the damage done when Foreman, a former lottery investigator, was accused in November of obtaining insider information to help friends get a $1 million scratch-off ticket. Prosecutors say he had his friends buy every ticket in a store where he knew there was a winner.Lottery offici
Jul 29, 2005, 1:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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Nov 16, 2000, 2:12 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

Elderly Washington woman loses her home and $600,000 to Jamaican lottery scammerNews Story
Relentless harassment from criminal fraudster leads to dramatic unfortunate results By Kate Northrop A Jamaican scammer was sentenced to prison after he severely harassed an elderly Washington woman in a lottery scheme that cost her $600,000 and her home. An elderly woman lost her house and sent over a half a million dollars to a criminal fraudster after he made her believe that she won a $22 million prize in the lottery. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was sentenced to three years in
Jun 1, 2026, 12:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan bill may allow lottery winners of multi-state games to remain anonymousNews Story
Michigan legislator compares revealing identities to throwing meat in a shark-infested ocean By Kate Northrop Michigan legislators are discussing a bill that would allow winners of multi-state games like Powerball and Mega Millions to remain anonymous when claiming their prizes. House bill 4048, sponsored by state Representative Pat Outman, is currently a hot topic, especially considering the looming $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot that has lottery players across the nation in a tic
Oct 11, 2023, 7:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News