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Lottery ticket thief gets 20 years
Insider Buzz: Lottery ticket thief gets 20 years
It probably wasn't the prize he was hoping for. Instead of a large cash payout, a Holyoke, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting he stole more than $1,600 worth of lottery scratch tickets from convenience stores. George Cordero pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court this week to breaking and entering into a building at night with the intent to commit a felony, larceny from a building, larceny over $250 and other charges in connection with thefts from three stores between September and May. Cordero also stole cigarettes and caused property damage in 1 of the incidents. He was charged as a habitual criminal. The 45-year-old Cordero will be eligible for parole after ten years.
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United States Member #4194 March 23, 2004 720 Posts Offline |
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Lotto dream has turned into a nightmare for this man.  The woman in the other story gets only 30 days. 20 years is kinda harsh.
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United States Member #28776 December 15, 2005 1170 Posts Offline |
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Lotto dream has turned into a nightmare for this man. The woman in the other story gets only 30 days. 20 years is kinda harsh. I agree. I have seen murderers get off with less. Honestly. Poor guy.
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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It might be the "habitual" part of his description that got him. Seems this wasn't his first offense......
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United States Member #28776 December 15, 2005 1170 Posts Offline |
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It might be the "habitual" part of his description that got him. Seems this wasn't his first offense...... oh, well, that makes all the difference.
"By and by God caught his eye." David McCord
(12/15/1897 – 04/13/1997) US writer , epitaph for a waiter
"The vote, I thought, means nothing to women. We should be armed." Edna O'Brien
(12/15/1930 – ) Irish writer
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." J. Paul Getty
(12/15/1892 – 06/06/1976) US zillionaire
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Portland United States Member #7399 September 27, 2004 111 Posts Offline |
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Hi, 20 years in prison for stealing some lottery cash, do you guy think the penalty is too strict with him ? I think it is! Someone drinks alcohol get just couple months in the jail, since it possibly can drive to killing and burning people! 
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| Posted: June 21, 2007, 12:17 pm - IP Logged |
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It probably wasn't the prize he was hoping for. Instead of a large cash payout, a Holyoke, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting he stole more than $1,600 worth of lottery scratch tickets from convenience stores. George Cordero pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court this week to breaking and entering into a building at night with the intent to commit a felony, larceny from a building, larceny over $250 and other charges in connection with thefts from three stores between September and May. Cordero also stole cigarettes and caused property damage in 1 of the incidents. He was charged as a habitual criminal. The 45-year-old Cordero will be eligible for parole after ten years. the person who steals should be punnished but 20 yr. for lottery tickets is abuse of the system; 20yr, is 15 yr. too much 1 year would hve been about right for a habitual criminal. I hate our justice systerm over kill way too often; 
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United States Member #4194 March 23, 2004 720 Posts Offline |
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I recall a story where a lady stole 2 million from her company to play scratches. I wonder how much jail time she got. Does anyone know? I'm too lazy to do a search.
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PA United States Member #23322 October 6, 2005 1816 Posts Offline |
| Posted: June 22, 2007, 6:59 pm - IP Logged |
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I wonder if any of the tickets were winners?
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