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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | 12 arrested in conspiracy to rig Mexico lottery drawing International: 12 arrested in conspiracy to rig Mexico lottery drawing51 Rating:Twelve people, including four public employees, are accused of attempting to embezzle 160 million pesos ($12.1 million) from Mexico's national lottery, authorities said. Around $8 million of the money has been recovered, the Attorney General's Office and several other federal agencies said in a joint statement. The announcement followed a front-page story in capital daily Reforma that revealed some details of the scheme to rig the Jan. 22 drawing. Four directors of state-owned lottery administrator PAP, two employees of Just Marketing, the private firm that films and broadcasts the drawings, and six other people conspired to hold and videotape the drawing ahead of the deadline for purchasing tickets, Reforma said. The conspirators then deceived an interior ministry official into certifying the drawing as valid. The scam was detected by a PAP manager who noticed that the prize was claimed by relatives of Just Marketing executives and employees, according to the newspaper's account. Sources in the federal inspector general's office told Efe the investigation is still in progress and that the official government statement was prompted by the Reforma story. The four PAP directors implicated in the case have been removed from their posts, the Mexican government said. Fox News Latino We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 16 comments. Last comment 10 months ago by . KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL! NYC United States Member #124503 March 14, 2012 5022 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 9:43 am - IP Logged | |
Hey that was my idea!! I wonder if i can sue them for copyright infringement... 
That would make an interesting movie... It is scary though, really it makes me wonder how many nefarious plots have been attempted in the states est modus in rebus --- Catch the Lightning! He deals the cards to find the answer, the S. G. of chance, the hidden law of a probable outcome, the numbers lead a dance. - Sting. | | |
PA United States Member #66644 October 16, 2008 1280 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 10:03 am - IP Logged | |
Criminal Activity in Mexico ?!?!  Whoda' Thunkit!  dpoly1 - Playing the lottery to save the jobs of those that build, transport, sell & maintain luxury items! - Eschew Poverty ........... Vote Conservative! | | |
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Now if they could just convince those senior lottery executives, to wear those new hard wired brain contraptions that Boner was alluding to,  they could all be brainwashed, or have their memories erased just after the lottery drawing. Problem solved!  Get it right next time guys. The second time should work like a charm!  | | |
United States Member #124626 March 16, 2012 1421 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 12:15 pm - IP Logged | |
"The scam was detected by a PAP manager who noticed that the prize was claimed by relatives of Just Marketing executives and employees, according to the newspaper's account." Good thinking on the part of the PAP manager! | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them dadgum hills, son! United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 12433 Posts Online | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 12:39 pm - IP Logged | |
What would surprise me the most is if this was the first time this has happened in Mexico. The police and the army can't protect anybody from the drug cartels. If they wanted to win the jackpot, I'm sure someone would facilitate that for them. Or else. | | |
Connecticut United States Member #62108 May 29, 2008 16625 Posts Online | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 1:16 pm - IP Logged | |
12 arrested in conspiracy to rig Mexico lottery drawing.. there's a shocker....why wouldn't the cartels have pull within the lottery too?.Hell they own the government down there "...Life is not a matter of holding good cards,but sometimes playing a poor hand well... 'Fortune Cookie wisdom' | | |
Dutchess , NY United States Member #121976 January 21, 2012 1344 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 2:04 pm - IP Logged | |
I bet that PAP Manager comes up missing real soon. He just ratted on a Family run business.  and make your last check bounce.
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KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL! NYC United States Member #124503 March 14, 2012 5022 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 2:21 pm - IP Logged | |
What would surprise me the most is if this was the first time this has happened in Mexico. The police and the army can't protect anybody from the drug cartels. If they wanted to win the jackpot, I'm sure someone would facilitate that for them. Or else. Its hard to offer protection from the drug cartels...especially if the drug cartels are using American Military hardware...I wouldn't be surprised if the drug cartels were behind this scheme... est modus in rebus --- Catch the Lightning! He deals the cards to find the answer, the S. G. of chance, the hidden law of a probable outcome, the numbers lead a dance. - Sting. | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them dadgum hills, son! United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 12433 Posts Online | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 2:51 pm - IP Logged | |
Its hard to offer protection from the drug cartels...especially if the drug cartels are using American Military hardware...I wouldn't be surprised if the drug cartels were behind this scheme... Roger that, exactly what I was thinking. | | |
United States Member #72957 March 18, 2009 776 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 5:33 pm - IP Logged | |
"The scam was detected by a PAP manager who noticed that the prize was claimed by relatives of Just Marketing executives and employees, according to the newspaper's account." Good thinking on the part of the PAP manager! 
Having millions of dollars in my financial accounts means more, consistent fun for me.
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United States Member #91 January 19, 2002 8912 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 20, 2012, 6:45 pm - IP Logged | |
This is why conspiracy's dont work, you always leave out the guy who can figure it out!! "Everybody has to believe in something...I believe I'll have another beer!" = W.C.Fields | | |
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This is why conspiracy's dont work, you always leave out the guy who can figure it out!!  | | |
frontenac, kansas United States Member #68224 December 3, 2008 67 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 21, 2012, 7:06 pm - IP Logged | |
I would say they forgot to pay off another person.....the one that turned them in . | | |
United States Member #124626 March 16, 2012 1421 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 21, 2012, 11:44 pm - IP Logged | |
I would say they forgot to pay off another person.....the one that turned them in .
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