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CT Lottery quiet as uncomfortable allegations pile upReply
Smith sent an email to all CLC employees...to remind everyone that there is an existing structure and process for reporting concerns about ethical conduct...including the Office of State Ethics, the CLC's general counsel, the CLC's human resources department, and your supervisor. Unfortunately for Smith and his goal of keeping the feds out the CLC's dirty business, it not illegal to contact a law enforcement agency when you suspect corruption and fraud at your workplace, even if that workpla
Jul 19, 2019, 2:23 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Lottery News

Better Business Bureau releases study on sweepstakes, lottery and prize scamsNews Story
A new report by the Better Business Bureau says sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are using ever-changing methods to hurt victims financially and emotionally. The frauds concentrate on seniors, targeting them by direct mail, cold calling, social media, text messages and smartphone pop-ups. BBB warns consumers to be on guard against the serious frauds and their perpetrators. The report Sweepstakes, Lottery and Prize Scams: A Better Business Bureau Study of How 'Winners' Lose Millions
Jun 18, 2018, 8:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Jamaican court goes easy on lottery scammersNews Story
There are reports of disquiet among Jamaican law enforcement officials over news that 15 men who pleaded guilty to lottery scam-related charges in the Hanover Circuit Court were sentenced to fines totaling $367,000. According to information obtained by The Gleaner-Power106 news centre, the men all pleaded guilty to possession of identity information on November 23rd and 24th. The reports indicate that seven were fined $30,000; five were fined $20,000 while two were fined $25,000. The ot
Dec 4, 2017, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery scam costs Fresno man $2,300News Story
A new twist to a scam involving the Canadian lottery has cost a 77-year-old Fresno man $2,300, Fresno police reported Wednesday.David Case, a detective assigned to the department's elder abuse unit, said the victim received a letter from the International Lottery Sweepstakes of Canada, accompanied with a check for $2,450, notifying him that he had won $100,000 in the Canadian lottery.To collect his winnings, however, the victim was instructed to deposit the check and then send $2,300 (to cover C
Dec 26, 2003, 3:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

S.C. lottery and electronic sweepstakes on collision courseNews Story
South Carolina retailers who offer electronic sweepstakes to customers are feeling jittery. That's according to one member of the S.C. Education Lottery Oversight Committee , a panel made up of state legislators and members of the public. The question is, are electronic sweepstakes legal in South Carolina? said Alexander Shadwick, after Tuesday's meeting. They don't know if the games are legal or illegal, so the courts have to decide, he said. But it scares all the retailers.
Sep 29, 2011, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C lottery retailers caught selling tickets to minorsNews Story
In August and September, teenagers working for North Carolina state law enforcement officers walked into more than 300 places where North Carolina lottery tickets are sold. They had been given strict and careful instructions. Try to buy a ticket. Carry your real ID. If asked about your age, don't lie. At 91 stores more than 28 percent of the locations checked clerks sold them tickets, even though it is against the law to sell one to a person younger than 18. Such violations were fou
Nov 7, 2006, 1:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery halts some prize payouts due to Christmas Eve cybersecurity incidentReply
The story was just updated to include additional information about the possible culprits of the hack. However, as the updated story explains, this is just a claim and not proof as the lottery and law enforcement have not verified their claims.
Dec 28, 2023, 1:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1.35 billion Mega Millions lottery winner suing mother of his child for revealing win to familyReply
She could disclose it to the court as long as it was not a public filing and asked for the judge to review the info in camera. This process is used for sensitive or confidential info. There is always a judicial or law enforcement exception to NDAs and other private agreements.
Nov 18, 2023, 2:33 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

Iowa man accused of lottery fraud for cashing ticket on friend's behalfReply
l see your point, but the article does not say how much time has expired between Hays cashing the ticket him being apprehended. Sufficient time had passed for Nicholas to buy the TV, the vacation to Vegas etc etc. as l mentioned, word had to have gotten to the female or females of this story who l think got law enforcement involved to end up nailing Hays subsequently- Hanson. The bridge in this story goes through the female or females- IMO.Perhaps, in a fit of anger with the mother of his child
Apr 2, 2021, 2:54 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

Florida Lottery winner of $1M among suspects rounded up in major drug bustReply
So the Million Dollar win wasn't quite enough ??? Good for you Karlee. Your next adventure may not have the same jubilation's that May 2018 brought. BUT, please enjoy your stay. Courtesy of Florida Law Enforcement
May 20, 2019, 12:00 pm - CDanaT - Lottery News