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Record lottery winner accused of making death threatsNews Story
The winner of the largest single lottery jackpot in U.S. history has been accused of threatening to kill the manager of a bar.Andrew Jack Whittaker, who won the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas 2002, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of threatening Todd Parsons, the manager of Billy Sundays Bar and Grill in St. Albans.Whittaker, who reportedly was banned from the bar, is accused of trying to hit Parsons and threatening to have the victim and his family killed, according to police
Jan 7, 2004, 11:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Store owner killed for $3 of lottery ticketsReply
All this anger and frustration and hate is stressing you out. This from the person that writes this crap from the beginning: But the libs and the ACLU will make sure he's around and comfortable for another 15 years or so even if he gets convicted. Afterall, he may have suffered the horrors of drug addiction due to the pressures of society or something. So it may have been our fault. In which case he'll be sent to drug-rehab for a year or so. Then be released as a h
Jun 29, 2011, 1:17 pm - ScubaGolfJim - Lottery News

Store owner killed for $3 of lottery ticketsNews Story
Felony murder charges have been filed against a man accused in the dragging death of a northern New Jersey gas station owner, who authorities say was killed over the alleged theft of a few dollars worth of lottery tickets. Bail was set Sunday at $750,000 for 34-year-old Ronnie Fedo of Lake Hopatcong. He's also charged with aggravated manslaughter, death by auto, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and robbery in connection with Saturday afternoon's incident in Jefferson Townsh
Jun 27, 2011, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

7 arrested in Georgia Lottery winner's murderReply
The Georgia legislature has refused to approve a bill (SB179) sponsored by McKoon of the 21st and Henson of the 41st districts respectively. Several states allow lottery winners to receive their lottery winnings in anonymity. Not publishing the name of the winners would not adversely affect the sale of lottery tickets. This is the specious argument put forth by the Georgia lottery. I would not want to open my family to the unwanted attention that comes with winning a large amount of money. Some
Mar 29, 2016, 12:41 pm - thomasgibson - Lottery News

Conn. man's last lotto ticket wins $10M for widowReply
I don't need to take oyur word. We all know that death and taxes are the only things that are certain (though I'm willing to consider that technology could change the death part). The value of the ticket is $1. That's only true before the drawing. After the drawing it's worth nothing or it's worth the value of any prize it won. If you give a ticket to somebody it's a gift. That's what a gift is, after all. The question is how much the gift is worth, and in the case of a winning lottery t
Jan 8, 2009, 2:30 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Strongly worded letter sent to lottery director before his deathNews Story
After being directed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, the state's finance commissioner has worked with the Minnesota State Lottery since last spring to tighten operations, but enough lapses continued that a strongly worded letter was sent to lottery director George Andersen shortly before his death, the Pioneer Press reported.Andersen resisted one of the Finance Department's key recommendations and did not address another major shortcoming identified by the agency. That led, in part, to the letter by Finan
Feb 12, 2004, 6:35 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas sheriff who won $85 million lottery jackpot arrested for tampering with video evidenceNews Story
Questions raised over timing of allegations so close to an election By Kate Northrop A lottery winner famous for his role as Sheriff on the now-canceled A E television show Live PD was indicted and arrested for allegedly tampering with video footage that captured crucial moments of the death of a suspect in police custody. Before Robert Chody paved his way to success as Sheriff of Williamson County and star of his very own law enforcement reality television show, he stood with his wife
Oct 15, 2020, 9:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Man arrested in lottery winner kidnappingReply
I need a criminal justice expert to back me up or correct me, but as I understand it, kidnappings are a federal offense. And death occurring during the commission of a felony, even if not intended makes it a felony murder. Can't the death penalty come into play if the feds take the case and felony murder is charged under federal, not state, jurisdiction? On a different note, how did one guy think he was going to take and keep 2 people (grown men) hostage AND blackmail the family AND pick up t
Dec 31, 2016, 4:47 pm - Teddi - Lottery News

Puzzling cliff-hanger remains in case of poisoned lottery winnerNews Story
With his departure from office this week, a county medical examiner leaves behind a beguiling mystery set in motion more than three years ago with his sensational declaration that a Chicago businessman who had just won a $1 million lottery prize was poisoned by cyanide. Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina's finding that Urooj Khan's death was a homicide led to the exhumation of his body, divided his family and drew flocks of international reporters to Chicago to cover the story. Cina
Jun 12, 2016, 9:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

China reveals misuse of $2.7 billion in lottery fundsReply
Uh, that is a list of people freed from death row not ON death row. Not all had their convictions overturned by DNA or other new evidence, but rather from procedural errors in their trials or for prosecutorial malfeasance...which doesn't necessarily mean innocent . In either case, the justice system worked. I've done a lot of research on capital punishment and have found only 8 cases (of nearly 1400 when I last had a count) since 1976 where an innocent person might have been executed (the key wo
Jun 30, 2015, 1:21 pm - mikeintexas - Lottery News