Official gets 8 years at home for rigging lottery

Comment #45

MaddMike51 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:56:37 GMT

By telling these two people where the winning ticket could be purchased made this man part of a conspiracy to steal the one million dollars.They deprived every lottery playing resident of Indiana of the chance to legally win the one million dollars.It doesn't matter how much was stolen or how it was stolen or who it was stolen from,the fact of the matter is this man is nothing more than a common thief.He was caught and should have been sentenced to prison just as a car thief,burglar,armed robber... [ More ]

Comment #44

Steven948 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:32:50 GMT

going to the bank and stealing 1 million dollers or buying a lottery ticket and winning 1 millions dollers are no where near each other. lottery tickets are going to be won somehow someway. but the 1 million in the bank, thats peoples money no one will win them. He was stupid for telling 2 people where the ticket is i would agree with anyboyd would say this.the very worst he couldve done is buy the ticket for himself.

Comment #43

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:47:17 GMT

I think the man got what he deserved. He took the trust of the public and I for one am now skeptical of playing scratch-offs because I feel there is cheating going on. Plus, a million dollars is a lot of money. If he stole that from a bank, he may have gotten 8 years or more in prison. He is on house arrest, which isn't as bad as being in prison.

Comment #42

MaddMike51 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:59:30 GMT

While you are correct in saying his crime isn't as serious as rape murder,you are wrong in thinking that it isn't serious.He helped two men steal a MILLION DOLLARS,he betrayed the publics trust and the trust of his office.I personally think he got off to easy.Like most white collar criminals,he was treated with kid gloves.He should have been sentenced to very lengthy amount of time (far more than 8 years) in the state prison.He belongs with the other criminals that steal from people,the armed ro... [ More ]

Comment #41

JackpotWanna — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:23:45 GMT

I don't understand, why he would do it? Lose good job over a 1 million scratch off

Comment #40

Steven948 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:56:22 GMT

wow i am in shock i didint know before right now that anybody could know where a winning ticket is going to. i havent bought a scratch off ticket in nearly 4 months, i guess ill stick with online games.

But to be honest i really dont think that the case is that serious. i dont think its anywhere near a crime like lets say rape, murder, etc.. i actually think the sentence is too harsh. 1 year in prison and another year in probation is a fair sentecing IMO. 8 years house arrest is too much... [ More ]

Comment #39

mylollipop — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:07:10 GMT

Indeed, that isthe question? How did he know where the winning tickets were and who else knows? Is that why the clerks ask for a tip, they know

Comment #38

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:48:56 GMT

I agree. I thought that when the lottery officials sent the scratch-off tickets to the stores, that they had no knowledge where the winners went to. This just makes me not want to buy any ever again. Not that I really bought many, but every now and then I would pick up one. I don't think I'll be doing that much anymore.

Comment #37

LottoAce — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:30:24 GMT

Excellent point!!...sad to say..

Comment #36

dustin1250 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:53:18 GMT

that goes to show you that the lottery board knows where the winning ticket go and it just makes you think that this surelly cant be the first time this has happend and wont be the last

Comment #35

LottoAce — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:25:41 GMT

Thanks for the info LL...

I missed that part of the conversation...

I still would have denied the whole thing...hehehhe

Comment #34

LuckyLilly — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:42:16 GMT

Jim695 posted the answer to how anyone found out.

Foltz and Adkins then drove to Crown Point. They stopped at a little Mom Pop store there and bought every $20 scratch-off in the place, spending between seven and eight hundred dollars and, sure enough, they found a ticket worth a million dollars. The next day, one of the men went to Hoosier Lottery headquarters and claimed $25,000, which was half of the first installment. Hoosier Lottery Director Jack Ross paid the claim personally, but

Comment #33

LottoAce — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:23:31 GMT

I have a question....

How did anyone find out about this inside scam?

I would never seriously consider cheating like that, but if I did, and I collected a any amount of money let alone a jackpot....

I damn sure wouldn't tell anyone

and I would kneecap anyone threating to rat me out

Comment #32

tntea — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:30:19 GMT

Love is a beautiful thing. I will disagree with you on it sinking.

Being blessed with lots of love is worth more than any lottery prize that has ever been available.

Living doesn't sink either. If one hates, living, they are not truly living. Try it for a day. It is wonderful.

Some of my most precious moments:

Looking into the eyes of my grandchildren and hearing what they have to say.

Watching my grandchildren figure things out for themselves.

Waiting up next to my h... [ More ]

Comment #31

rubberbandman — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:49:31 GMT

good for him, it is bad that he got caught.

Comment #30

nanolike — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:21:05 GMT

I'm going to say something about the lottery and about humans and hope it doesnt get misunderstood or taken the wrong way.

THE LOTTERY IS FIXED Why? Because HUMANS are FIXED!!

It is human nature to steal! No matter how precious we think we are in our so called good nature, humans are crooks at heart, we steal, from one another and always have, and always will.

Humans are sort of like a pile of crap that stinks, and that pile of crap can do nothing but stink. You can throw some wate... [ More ]

Comment #29

spookysoozy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:39:29 GMT

From inception untill about 7 years ago Georgia dropped 12 - 15 triples a year in the cash 3 game. Now they are down to 2 a year. Gee.. wonder how that happened.

Comment #28

TheGameGrl — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:32:16 GMT

out of all the post, The one from Fja makes the most sense! Thanks for that laugh Fja!

I personnally would LOVE to have an insider tip to win a cool million.

And all those winners list are of their home town. That doesnt mean they bought the winning ticket in that town. I have traveled all thru my state yet I still have to show my home town when I claim.

A higher populous town equals more tickets sold, so it stands to reason that more winners would come from those *claimed* areas. The

Comment #27

Coin Toss — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:04:47 GMT

This certainly brings Losing Jeff's posts to mind

Comment #26

chasingadream — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:51:53 GMT

WHOAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

this is mind-blowing......

Comment #25

BobP — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:30:19 GMT

Tracking rolls of tickets is one thing, knowing what rolls the top prizes are in is totally different, having lottery security use the information to rob the public, priceless.

When they tell us something can't happen, stories like this prove they can.

BobP

Comment #24

tntea — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:49:38 GMT

They know. The serial numbers are listed on the invoice.

Comment #23

Tenaj — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:47:02 GMT

Now that's just great - and just to think I was only concerned about dishonest clerks.

Comment #22

fja — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:30:24 GMT

Maybe he got the light sentence cause he told the judge where to get the other million dollar scratch off winner

Comment #21

lottocalgal — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:23:04 GMT

Yes time*treat,

I do agree with that part. But it now makes me wonder if there really is a chance for those who play scratchers and don't have an in . I'm okay with the lottery knowing where the tickets are, for exactly the reasons you mentioned but what I don't like is the thought that there are ways that lottery employees can tell their friends where the winning tickets are. As a player I really hope that i am totally wrong.

Comment #20

time*treat — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:06:52 GMT

If you were running a lottery wouldn't you have some way of tracking which blocks of tickets went to which retailer?

How would you be sure tickets weren't stolen? Forged? Altered

Comment #19

lottocalgal — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:48:00 GMT

That's what I was wondering. Does that mean the lottery knows EXACTLY what stores get what tickets. I know that everything is coded, but I assusmed that they just grabbed a box of tickets and shipped them to the retailers as ordered. I don't like knowing that it is possible that they can know ahead of time. Omni, you're right. This guy got caught, but how can we be sure that this doesn't go on all the time

Comment #18

jim695 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:54:38 GMT

Mr. Foreman's attorney was former Hoosier Lottery Director Jack Crawford.

Before we get off on the wrong track here, I should emphasize that our lottery had balls when Mr. Crawford was in charge (you can read that however you'd like), and the Hoosier Lottery was making all kinds of money before he left his post. He was the best lottery director we've ever had, and without a doubt the most honest man who has ever held that post.

I spoke with Mr. Crawford when the newspapers reported that... [ More ]

Comment #17

Instyle — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:25:30 GMT

I noticed that in Georgia too. The fact that someone knows what roll as the winning ticket and where its going is unbelivable . I wrote the lottery commision. But as usual the memo was ignored. When a County the size of a small country can have as many as 10+ big win scratch off tickets, that's more than a coincidence. And it happens a lot. When any of you have a chance, go to a lottery site that post the winners and watch how many (I'm talking about scratch-offs) big winners there are in the sa... [ More ]

Comment #16

Raven62 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:07:52 GMT

Foreman, a retired Indianapolis Police Department sergeant...

The guy is corrupt, so you have to wonder what misdeeds he was party too as a Police officer.

Comment #15

RJOh — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:50:05 GMT

While looking into a claim from a person who believed he had lost a winning jackpot ticket -- a lottery investigator requested and received a list of winning tickets which also included the information Foreman passed onto his two friends the crooks.

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/99980

Comment #14

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:43:15 GMT

I agree.

Comment #13

mjwinsmith — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:40:23 GMT

I agree with everyone here that the sentence was way too light, but it also raises a bigger question that no one seems to be asking; and that is HOW did he know where the winning ticket was going to be sold? I thought no one was supposed to know that! ... Especially lottery officials!!! I guess it stands to reason why so many winning tickets are in certain zip codes ... I've noticed that for a while now in both NY and NJ. Makes you say hmmm. The other story about all the winners in a little NY... [ More ]

Comment #12

All*Star — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:39:08 GMT

Feisty1, your question hit me immediately as I read this story. How in da HELL was HE supposed to know where a certain winning ticket was?!?

Besides that, if you're GOING to cheat, WHY would you tell TWO people when ONE will do?? That's just ASKING for trouble

Comment #11

time*treat — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:36:23 GMT

Indiana lottery rigger faces 50-year penalty

Comment #10

konane — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:26:46 GMT

Can't wait to read Jim695's commentary on this one

Comment #9

Omniscient — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:26:00 GMT

I hear ya... something's just don't seem right ... and it's called 'inside information'. I'm sure there's alot of corruption going on .. most of it never makes it to the public. But I'm sure it's happening everyday.

Comment #8

Feisty1 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:58:31 GMT

Comment #7

Tenaj — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:53:27 GMT

That certainly sends a message. People will never stop committing lottery crimes if no one goes to jail or when the penalties are a slap on the wrist.

Comment #6

Lee123 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:18:48 GMT

They have a t.v. show on thats called GREED.

Comment #5

Omniscient — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:12:46 GMT

'Foreman, a retired Indianapolis Police Department sergeant, resigned from his $52,800-a-year lottery job in September 2004.'

This may have been the very reason why the sentence was light ..because he was a civil servant to begin with prior to his lottery security position. Besides that, he was 62 years old. He made a mistake and he knew it. A little bit of greed must of kicked in as he got closer to retirement.

Comment #4

chasingadream — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:02:23 GMT

the judge must've been havin a very good day.... because this sentence is way too light.....but then again he might have had a very good lawyer.

Comment #3

Guru101 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:32:37 GMT

Reimburse? You can't squeeze blood from a turnip. I will agree the sentence was light however.

Comment #2

LuckyLilly — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:22:14 GMT

I agree, that sentence was WAY too light. He should at least have to reimburse all the people who bought tickets thinking they had a chance of winning.

Comment #1

RJOh — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:06:08 GMT

A judge sentenced a former Hoosier Lottery security official to eight years of home detention for revealing to two men the store where they could buy a winning $1 million scratch-off ticket.

What's eight years of home detention? Watching T.V., working in the garden, enjoying retirement? Things he was planning to do anyway if those other two crooks had given him his share of the loot.

Official gets 8 years at home for rigging lottery

Lottery Post — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:07:41 GMT

A judge sentenced a former Hoosier Lottery security official to eight years of home detention for revealing to two men the store where they could buy a winning $1 million scratch-off ticket.

William C. Foreman, 62, faced up to 50 years in prison but accepted an agreement in which he pleaded guilty to a single felony count of disclosing confidential lottery information. Marion Superior Court Judge Grant Hawkins sentenced him to 20 years and then suspended 12 years.

I stand here now in fron... [ More ]