D.C. Lottery thefts tied to lax security processes

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jarasan — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:37:37 GMT

Just the tip of the iceberg, the D.C. govt. also has problems with the tax dept. insiders have been stealing for years. I just want to know where the roughly 180 Billion dollars given to D.C. over the past 25 years went. Statehood, yeah right.

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HiYoSilver — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:20:52 GMT

Another safe lottery program proven to be otherwise.

D.C. Lottery thefts tied to lax security processes

Lottery Post — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:34:00 GMT

D.C. officials learned last year that lax enforcement of security procedures made it possible for a handful of contract employees to steal tens of thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and prize money, according to records released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed with the District of Columbia Lottery Charitable Games Control Board.

An investigation conducted by Battelle Memorial Institute in August 2006 determined the ticket thefts were most likely com... [ More ]