Man fined $225,000 for role in lottery scheme

Comment #6

guesser — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:04:45 GMT

No, but try another 6 letter word that starts with 'S'.

Comment #5

tiggs95 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:33:12 GMT

I don't understand why people buy into this stuff when you have a state lottery in about every state??...Are they all senile??...

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Tenaj — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:59:06 GMT

Seem like to me it should be a Fed crime that merits Fed time.

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Raven62 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:19:52 GMT

The person (Mr. Big) behind the ripoff didn't even get arrested and the Money was never Found (how do you hide $47,000,000?).

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Todd — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:50:10 GMT

I totally agree.

This story is striking, in that it points out how those scammers got off almost scot free! One of the guys had his case dismissed, and the other gets to pay his fine over three years, like a car loan.

This is the punishment for ripping off USA citizens. Lovely Canadian court system.

Comment #1

Raven62 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:38:20 GMT

This seems to be more like a slap on the wrist rather than Justice for the Victims

Man fined $225,000 for role in lottery scheme

Lottery Post — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:54:01 GMT

A White Rock, British Columbia, man who pleaded guilty to being involved in a direct-mail lottery scheme that brought in $47 million has been fined $225,000.

Tom Taylor, 60, participated in selling shares of lottery tickets to thousands of residents in the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand who sent in money for a share over a seven-year period ending in 2002.

In addition to the fine, Mr. Taylor, who was charged under lottery and gaming provisions in the Criminal Code, must... [ More ]