Jamaica police make progress into multimillion dollar lottery scam
The Montego Bay police continue to make inroads into the multimillion dollar lottery scam which saw several arrests being made in recent times.
According to Superintendent in charge of St. James, Steve McGregor, two houses regarded as dial up houses, a term used for places where the scam is carried out, have been identified.
The first house located on Sun Valley Road in Glendevon, was the scene of a murder last Friday night, where a several hundred thousand dollars was reportedly stolen.
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Mar 15, 2007, 9:51 am - - Lottery News forum
Jamaica police officers arrested in lottery scam crackdown
Operation Kingfish says it is now targeting several police personnel who are involved in the deadly Jamaica lottery scam operating out of Montego Bay, St. James.
(See Operation Kingfish Netting Big and Operation Kingfish Achieving Major Objective below.)
The head of the high-profile unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Glenmore Hinds, told The Gleaner yesterday that investigators were preparing to make further arrests in the case.
This follows a number of raids on Thursday that nett ...
Feb 19, 2007, 1:30 pm - - Lottery News forum
Police grab millionaire teenager suspected in lottery scam
Jamaica police investigating an international sweepstakes and lottery scam, were last night interrogating a 19-year-old St James woman to determine how she came to have $1 million in cash in her possession.
After news of the police operation spread, the question on the lips of Montegonians was where did such a young woman get so much money.
The woman, Sheneika Headley gave her address as Westgate Hills, an upscale residential district near this north coast tourist resort city. The police w ...
Feb 19, 2007, 12:51 pm - - Lottery News forum
Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-sold
Special Florida Lottery $20 holiday raffle game tickets that sold out over the weekend are now appearing for sale illegally on an online auction site, in some cases for thousands of dollars.
Since the Florida Lottery only printed up 1.25 million tickets, the Holiday Millionaire Raffle is the best chance ever for Floridians to win a $1 million.
However, some Floridians are trying to cash in early by illegally selling their tickets.
We found that these $20 slips of paper are in extrem ...
Dec 6, 2006, 7:14 am - - Lottery News forum
Six indicted in alleged $48 million lottery operation
Suspected ring leaders of an underground lottery operation were indicted Thursday on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering in a scheme police say may have netted $48 million over five years.
According to a statement issued by U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, Prasert Somsinsawasdi, 59, and his wife, Noy Somsinsawasdi, 46, ran the Sacramento-area lottery operation out of residences, Asian markets and small video stores, none of which were licensed lottery retailers.
Karen Ernst, an F ...
Aug 25, 2006, 8:36 am - - Lottery News forum
More offshore gambling arrests
New case involves same pattern of offshore web site accepting sportsbets from US residents over the phone
Four men were indicted for allegedly running an illegal offshore gambling operation, federal authorities said.
The U.S. attorney's office reported Wednesday that four men have been indicted in connection with an ongoing investigation into a gambling and money laundering scheme that allegedly involves facilitating illegal betting through a Costa Rica-based Web site.
According to the ...
Aug 17, 2006, 9:33 am - - Lottery News forum
Texas Lottery accuses GTECH of bribery
GTECH executives will appear before Texas commission
The criminal allegations read right out of a crime novel: bribing overseas government officials, withholding evidence and lying about it.
Those are some of the charges Texas investigators accuse GTECH, the international lottery services company that enjoys a lucrative contract with the state of Texas, of engaging in internationally.
The findings have angered and embarrassed lottery commissioners, who have used GTECH as the agency's so ...
Aug 16, 2006, 11:42 am - - Lottery News forum
