Pennsylvania jury clears defendant of lottery deception

Comment #8

KY Floyd — Sun, 14 May 2006 17:52:03 GMT

The state didn't do anything wrong and a lawsuit against them would probably be dismissed by a judge. His only reasonable chance is if he sues his coworker who forged the ticket, and I'm guessing a guy who drives a truck doesn't have enough money to make him rich. The jury decided not to convict him, but that doesn't mean he's innocent. The forgery charges were dropped, and the trial was for swearing that he bought a ticket that he later acknowledged he didn't buy. It may have been an honest mis... [ More ]

Comment #7

justxploring — Sun, 14 May 2006 17:47:03 GMT

Daniels said Fiore had a warrant for Miller's arrest and 25 armed officers outside when Miller went to lottery headquarters to collect his prize.

I don't even need to comment on this, do I? 25 armed officers for a non-violent, victimless crime

Comment #6

rdc137 — Sun, 14 May 2006 04:29:06 GMT

Typical Pennsylvania. Arrest first, let jury sort out later...

Comment #5

fja — Sat, 13 May 2006 14:32:57 GMT

looks like there is a civil suit coming out of all this. he might hit a jackpot yet!

stay tuned

Comment #4

bellyache — Thu, 11 May 2006 19:38:35 GMT

I didn't think Miller should have been charged with anything in the first place since he was not in on the prank. I can't believe they tried to prosecute him.

Comment #3

ochoop17 — Thu, 11 May 2006 19:28:30 GMT

It's Miller's Time

Comment #2

LottoVantage — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:56:43 GMT

Well, it looks like Mr. Daniels should be picking up the tab for Mr. Miller's legal defense and inconvenience on this one

Comment #1

RJOh — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:54:32 GMT

I wonder what happened to his buddies that accompanied him to pick up the check. Did they scatter after he got arrested

Pennsylvania jury clears defendant of lottery deception

Lottery Post — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:15:01 GMT

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... [ More ]