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Ohio Lottery investigating frequent winnersReply
....the high number of claims Patel made 163 between April 2005 and November 2010 prompted an investigation by the lottery's security department. With all the Patels around the country involved in lottery scams, the fact that he was a Patel should have been enough to prompt an investigation.
Sep 15, 2014, 10:27 am - RJOh - Lottery News

11 more retailers suspended by Florida LotteryNews Story
Includes video report The Florida Lottery, suspecting fraud, has suspended sales at 11 more stores, bringing the total to 14 since a Palm Beach Post investigation revealed startling patterns of winners. Two of the stores were owned by winners profiled in The Post's investigation. Amit and Nita Thakker have owned or operated various stores in and around Gainesville for years. Since 2005, they've cashed in 226 big lottery prizes worth more than $560,000. Lottery officials seized equipm
May 17, 2014, 2:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery is booming, thanks to higher payoutsReply
I'll get right on that. I'll let you know what insights my investigation yields.
Jan 8, 2014, 4:16 am - whiteballz - Lottery News

Twelve things not to do if you win the lotteryReply
Apparently there is still an ongoing criminal investigation. I will forward the story I found to Todd.
Aug 27, 2013, 5:56 pm - Ronnie316 - Lottery News

1 year later, Iowa Lottery still hunting for suspicious no-show winnerReply
I would think it ends with immediate family but would subject all family to investigation if need be.
Feb 4, 2013, 3:44 pm - Ronnie316 - Lottery News

DC lottery contract is the subject of a federal probe with numerous officials under scrutinyNews Story
A federal grand jury is investigating the awarding of the $38 million contract to run the District of Columbia lottery, a process that raises further questions about corruption in a city government already beleaguered by criminal prosecutions. Although no one has yet been charged in the lottery probe, authorities are looking for evidence of crimes including bribery and illegal steering of contracts, and numerous officials are under scrutiny, according to several people familiar with the probe
Dec 12, 2012, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Honest: Idaho Lottery retailers pass 4-month security auditNews Story
Using undercover operatives and decoy high-tier winning tickets, the Idaho Lottery has concluded a four month investigation to protect the security and integrity of all its games. During the investigation, the Lottery evaluated cashing procedures of the decoy winning tickets at 128 of its 1150 retailers in 61 cities and towns across Idaho. The net result of the investigation showed that 100% of all Idaho Lottery retailers checked had met all of the security and integrity criteria. We believe
Sep 17, 2012, 11:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.Y. man lost $100,000 in lottery scamNews Story
A Saratoga County, New York, man may have lost more than $100,000 in an international email-based scheme that used fraudulent IRS forms to dupe victims into believing they'd won a multi-million dollar lottery but needed to pay fees to collect their winnings. A 14-month investigation by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration uncovered a trail of email and bank accounts that led to European suspects who had obtained credit card and bank account information for an unknown num
Apr 5, 2012, 11:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

Undercover lottery investigation tests store clerks' honestyReply
Since the Dateline investigation was done privately and didn't have the cooperation of the lottery they had to use a real winning ticket, which they presumably got by buying all 1000 numbers for the pick 3. You bring up an interesting point, I wonder if they actually played all 1000 combinations or used a winning lottery system to buy their winning tickets. Maybe that's a story for another Dateline investigation, Winning lottery systems, do they exist? .
Sep 9, 2010, 1:56 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Bulgarian lottery repeat probedReply
The Bulgarian authorities have ordered an investigation after the same six numbers were drawn in two consecutive rounds of the national lottery. I guess an investigation over there have about the same effect as one does here.
Sep 21, 2009, 4:18 pm - RJOh - Lottery News