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Lawsuit over $315 million lottery jackpot goes to trialNews Story
A California lab technician's lawsuit seeking a share of the $315 million Mega Millions multi-state lottery jackpot divvied up by seven co-workers will go to trial. Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Brenner on Monday set an April 2 trial date for Jonathan De La Cruz's lawsuit against the seven winners. De La Cruz said he had been part of the group that bought lottery tickets, but was off the day they bought the winning ticket. His lawsuit, filed in December, contends the group had
Jun 6, 2006, 7:06 pm - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery sexual harassment allegations exposedNews Story
Details released on harassment complaints; ex-lottery executive accused of groping The staff had just launched a huge project and it was time to celebrate: A shindig at the Maxwell House hotel. There was fun. There was drinking. There was dancing. But some of the female workers complained that things went too far. A male executive grabbed me on my butt, one woman later reported. It was long enough to know his hand was there. Immediately pushed him away and moved. The scene was th
May 31, 2006, 8:55 am - Lottery News

How To Protect Yourself In A Lottery PoolNews Story
Now that $21 million in Texas Lottery prize money is in limbo as a result of a pending lawsuit that has frozen the money, many people wonder how they can protect themselves from falling victim of a lottery pool dispute. The six Lubbock winners are being sued by a seventh person who claims, but has no written proof, that she was supposed to be included in the winnings. Who could have thought a little piece of paper could cause so much trouble? More than money, a winning ticket could bring
May 25, 2006, 10:39 pm - Lottery News

$8 million lottery dispute grips SpainNews Story
Like many factory workers around the world, they dreamed of winning the lottery and retiring early to enjoy their riches. But when the numbers came up for the group of Spanish workmates, joy quickly turned to despair after the one who collected the prize denied that there had ever been a deal to share the money. Now a judge in Barcelona must decide whether Antonio Lloreda Capillo is entitled to keep the 6 million (US$7.7 million) jackpot or must share it with 19 colleagues from the lotte
May 25, 2006, 8:18 pm - Lottery News

Texas Woman Sues Over Winning Lottery TicketNews Story
A woman who claims she was part of a $36 million Lotto Texas jackpot pool but was excluded from the winnings has sued six women and the Texas Lottery Commission. Betty Domingo of Lubbock claimed in her lawsuit filed Friday that she is due $2.9 million, her share of the April 29 Lotto drawing. The six women named as defendants selected the lump sum $20.9 million cash value option. A judge issued a restraining order Friday to prevent the commission from distributing the money until the dispu
May 25, 2006, 2:26 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania jury clears defendant of lottery deceptionNews Story
Jury sends resounding message to overzealous prosecutors A Pennsylvania man didn't strike it rich with a phony Powerball ticket, but he won a victory yesterday when a Dauphin County jury decided he didn't do anything wrong. After deliberating a little more than an hour, the jury acquitted Brian Scott Miller, 34, of unsworn falsification to authorities. The charge was lodged after agents of the state attorney general's office said Miller signed a form saying he bought the ticket, then
May 11, 2006, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery TouchPlay ends tonightNews Story
After TouchPlay owners lost a last-ditch legal battle Tuesday to leave the video lottery devices turned on, some lawmakers said they would make a final effort to keep the affected businesses out of bankruptcy. A Polk County judge on Tuesday refused to delay the ending for the Iowa Lottery's TouchPlay machines, a ruling that means the machines must be turned off by 11:59 tonight. A group of private businesses that had been invited by the Iowa Lottery to invest in the TouchPlay machines, inc
May 3, 2006, 11:48 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery prohibits illegal aliens from collecting big prizesNews Story
The estimated 390,000 illegal aliens in North Carolina are welcome to spend money on the state's new lottery, but they may not be allowed to collect. Lottery officials said state law does not prohibit illegal aliens from collecting a prize, but the lottery's claim policies may effectively bar them from getting the money. N.C. lottery rules require a winner of $600 or more to claim their prize at a lottery office, showing a photo identification and proof of a Social Security number. If the
Apr 14, 2006, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Florida lottery winners indicted on tax chargeNews Story
Alex and Rhoda Toth were down to their last $24 in May 1990 when they won $13 million in the Florida Lotto. The Toths said then that they hoped the money would buy them a simple, quiet life. They ended up with anything but. Their wealth led to family squabbles and bankruptcy court. On Tuesday, it led to a federal grand jury indictment. The Hudson couple are charged with filing fraudulent income tax returns in 2000, 2001 and 2002. If convicted, both face up to 24 years in federal pris
Apr 14, 2006, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Man charged with forging lottery ticket claims it was a jokeNews Story
A Pennsylvania man charged with forging a winning lottery ticket in October was only playing a joke on a coworker, his defense attorney said today. That joke, attorney Stephen Ellwood said, was merely that (James A. Koons Jr.) wanted someone to find it and think it was real. And that someone Brian Scott Miller, 34, of Pheasant Drive South in North Middleton Township now faces charges after he allegedly found the ticket at the Middlesex Township trucking firm where he worked and tried
Apr 6, 2006, 11:42 am - Lottery News