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N.C. lottery ticket agent guilty in fraud case
North Carolina Lottery: N.C. lottery ticket agent guilty in fraud case
Agent lied to customer about a winning ticket A Sylva, North Carolina, woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Jackson County Superior Court in connection with lottery fraud. Jodi Gibson, 23, was charged with one count of obtaining property by false pretenses and sentenced to a minimum of six months and a maximum of eight months in prison. This is the first incident of its kind since the lottery's inception in March. Other attempts at fraud usually involved people trying to fool the system, not a retail employee deceiving a player. The sentence was suspended and Gibson was placed on probation for three years. As part of her probation, she must spend 60 days under house arrest, pay a fine of $200, and pay $21,000 in restitution to the victim. Gibson did not have a previous criminal record. The crime stems from an Aug. 13 incident in which Gibson, a clerk at Mountain Breeze Mart in Sylva, lied to Cecil Green about having a winning Blackjack instant scratch off ticket. Gibson held Green's ticket and said the computer system was down. An hour later, Gibson called Green and said he didn't have a winning ticket. Meanwhile she got her boyfriend, Shawn Adams, 32, of Sylva, to redeem the ticket, valued at $21,000, in Asheville. After taxes the ticket is worth about $14,000.
Asheville Citizen-Times
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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This is just dispicable. I had heard they shut down a lot of the crystal meth labs out there in Sylva...guess she needed the income from the loss she took from the meth lab being closed. The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots: 
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Illinois United States Member #47157 September 23, 2006 3696 Posts Offline |
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This is just dispicable. I had heard they shut down a lot of the crystal meth labs out there in Sylva...guess she needed the income from the loss she took from the meth lab being closed. LOL.............. cps10 that was a good one 
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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I tell ya CCHS, I live in a strange state down here in NC! :) The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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MythBuster Chicago, IL United States Member #522 July 27, 2002 3967 Posts Offline |
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Had she been forced to do the jail time, it would deter others from doing the same thing. She got off easy.
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Charlotte NC United States Member #17704 June 18, 2005 3596 Posts Offline |
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Had she been forced to do the jail time, it would deter others from doing the same thing. She got off easy. I think she got off easy too.
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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I wouldn't be a damned bit surprised if this starts happening more often in smaller rural towns now that the news is out...and there was hardly a punishment. Someone will start taking advantage of little old ladies. The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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Dunn / Kinston North Carolina United States Member #47056 September 17, 2006 99 Posts Offline |
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If you think you may be a winner , sign the ticket first ... PROTECT YO'SELVES !!!!!!! Can't lose for winning 
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MythBuster Chicago, IL United States Member #522 July 27, 2002 3967 Posts Offline |
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If you think you may be a winner , sign the ticket first ... PROTECT YO'SELVES !!!!!!! Good advice. Sign your ticket right after you buy it. Second piece of advice, do not rely on the agent to tell you if you're a winner or not. Do it for yourself. Third piece of advice, if you are unwilling to do the above, you shouldn't be playing the lottery in the first place.
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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Good advice. Sign your ticket right after you buy it. Second piece of advice, do not rely on the agent to tell you if you're a winner or not. Do it for yourself. Third piece of advice, if you are unwilling to do the above, you shouldn't be playing the lottery in the first place. 
Amen Rick! Hey - did we stop the tracking of those numbers? The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 912 Posts Offline |
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1. this is probably the first really interesting story about the NC Lottery. 2. "people trying to fool the system" is an "attempt at fraud"... are our systems (tracking numbers etc.) that we use attempts to fool the system and thus fraudulent?
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Dunn / Kinston North Carolina United States Member #47056 September 17, 2006 99 Posts Offline |
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In my store we go by MY RULES ...non winning tickets are given back to the customer,a printed receipt is given on winning tickets and any winning tickets over $50.00 can be redeemed ONLY by ME OR MY ASST. MGR. Also all winning tickets must be signed and all other information has to be filled out ... and checked against their I.D. (yes some get pissed off but I'm going to cover my tush) Can't lose for winning
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Dump Water Florida United States Member #381 June 5, 2002 2435 Posts Offline |
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The idea you're going to get your money back from the crook is the real joke here. The state should make the prize good as their agent stole it and let the court collect the money from the crook if they can. BobP
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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I couldn't agree with Bob more...that money is long gone. The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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North Carolina United States Member #43356 July 10, 2006 67 Posts Offline |
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Good advice. Sign your ticket right after you buy it. Second piece of advice, do not rely on the agent to tell you if you're a winner or not. Do it for yourself. Third piece of advice, if you are unwilling to do the above, you shouldn't be playing the lottery in the first place. Good Advice. I agree to all of the above!!!
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