NY brothers charged in plot to steal $5M New York Lottery ticket

Guess it's what makes this world go round.

Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason for what happens.   

You're probably right, mcginnin56. 

It's outcomes like these which gives we LP members a lingering hope that we, too, will win a big net MMs lottery jackpot, since past winners have stretched the complete spectrum of human highest integrity into devoid of integrity.  Fascinating!

You're probably right, mcginnin56. 

It's outcomes like these which gives we LP members a lingering hope that we, too, will win a big net MMs lottery jackpot, since past winners have stretched the complete spectrum of human highest integrity into devoid of integrity.  Fascinating!

Right..... if we wont stand up for low life degenerate drug addicts, alcoholics, felons, sex offenders, all of the other baser elements in our society... Who will.....

And only yesterday, you were taking the side of these poor misjudged brothers, and other similar "innocent until proven guilty" elements. 

Glad to see the real winner get what's rightfully his and hopefully the POS brothers will get what's coming to them (jail time.)

Unfortunately, I get the feeling that the winner will be broke in a few short years as he seems like an easy mark for swindlers.

I dont think the state should have ever re-opened the case. If the lottery ticket is truly a "barer instrument" it belonged to the boys who cashed it in.........

Anyone who is dumb enough to hand over a $5 million ticket for $4000. deserves to be a 2 time loser.

But it's not quite like just finding a $5 bill on the ground in the middle of nowhere is it?

In a case like that, I'm sure everyone would agree it's "finders keepers".

But to put that same valuation on a $5 million scratch ticket, should certainly require a bit more of an investigation.

I say they should have walking in and cashed the ticket in minute they received it and the state should have stayed out of it, except of course for giving them their money......

Had that been the case, they most likely would have gotten away with it.

Their mistake was in waiting to the last minute, and agreeing to a lesser amount for their "privacy".

But Im not sure its "getting away" with anything to offer $4000. for a winning ticket?  Sounds more like a very wise purchase to me........

  A  $4,996,000 wise purchase.

Sorry i didn't read the comments or the entire story.

No problem, just read the post on page 11.

The clerk literally ran out of the store with the ticket in hand, the guy chasing him down the street!!!

He knew he was ripped off somehow!