Iowa couple arrested in lottery fraud

Comment #3

mylollipop — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:19:49 GMT

Say what? Hmmn. Guess so. The smaller amounts get overlooked most of the time ; but NOT this time in Iowa

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fja — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:56:20 GMT

The reasoning that 20% of the lottery crime goes unsolved.....there must be a dollar amount that they dont investigate...

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Tenaj — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:13:34 GMT

I don't understand

what reasoning they used to made them think they can get away with that.

Go figure.

Iowa couple arrested in lottery fraud

Lottery Post — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:53:29 GMT

A Waverly, Iowa, couple is facing criminal charges for allegedly cashing counterfeit lottery tickets.

Lottery officials allege Scott and Jennifer Brandhorst redeemed the forged TouchPlay tickets at a Hy-Vee store in Cedar Rapids, one for $300 and another for $325. Cedar Rapids police reportedly matched the couple with a surveillance video.

Investigators arrested the pair as they were leaving their home at 1868 Dakota Ave. in Waverly on Monday. They were taken to the Linn County Jail.

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