Man caught stealing from charity lottery

Comment #10

time*treat — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:12:29 GMT

Was this guy a millionaire before the thefts or because of the thefts?

Seems irrational for someone who's already got money.

Comment #9

tntea — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:26:28 GMT

Very sad indeed.

People watch those jars that are put in stores to help those who are dying.

I have seen many of schemes like this.

People will come in and take the money to buy cigarettes for the dying person. or they say it is for the dying person.

One man had a jar in our store for his ill mother. When my hubby found out about this, he laughed. He said he knew for sure the woman was alive and well... She was heading for Tunica the past few times he saw her. She was unaware o... [ More ]

Comment #8

One2Adore — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:35:44 GMT

What is an air ambulance charity ? Air ambulance, to me, sounds like a medical helicopter.

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MillionsWanted — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:15:13 GMT

He's a low life.

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JackpotWanna — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:07:38 GMT

Not a good person.

Comment #5

justxploring — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:52:45 GMT

Thanks, Todd. I agree with your comment and it's unfortunate that a crime like this often affects good charities, because people get very wary and stop giving.

This is also why I don't understand the members who wonder why someone would hesitate to send money to a total stranger on an internet board who could be a thief, drug dealer or pedophile. (or a rich scam artist like this guy) This snip might have gotten away with it too had he not been so greedy.

Last year a man broke into the loc... [ More ]

Comment #4

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:38:33 GMT

Man, people like this are scum. I wonder if he will end up just getting a slap on the wrist.

Comment #3

Captain Lotto — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:32:18 GMT

Actually, I think most U.S. lotteries return about 30% to their causes and around 50% as prizes.

Comment #2

dphillips — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:31:12 GMT

Thanks for educating the masses.

Comment #1

Todd — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:05:23 GMT

I gave this article a 5-star rating because I think it's a great explanation of how these independent lotteries and/or contests can be rigged behind the scenes. I wish these things would get more attention, because the people who spent the money have no chance of winning the prize.

Also, the fact that a mere 20% of the proceeds go to the charity itself is staggering. Even the states give 50% of the proceeds to the worthy causes the lottery is setup to fund!

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Man caught stealing from charity lottery

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:45:00 GMT

The boss of a charity lottery has been jailed for pocketing thousands of pounds and taking his family on the dream holiday which was supposed to be the grand prize.

Millionaire Leigh Windsor, aged 46, stole $550,000 from two air ambulance charities and picked phantom winners from the phone book after rigging the draws.

He skimmed off the first three months of payments from thousands of customers who joined up because they believed they were supporting charity.

Windsor took his family