Plea deal settles N.Y. lottery ticket trial; immigrant will get $2.5M

Comment #24

jamella724 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:07:05 GMT

When it comes to money its really hard to trust anyone. It's a shame how other people do unjust things and scare other them just to take money. Glad that Mr. Dela Roca had to courage to get his own money back.

Comment #23

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:52:55 GMT

It seems to me that the whole contract should have been declared null and void though.

Comment #22

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:51:05 GMT

The only thing I can figure is that is what he was legally entitled to in the contract but he got jailed for taking more than that.

Comment #21

sully16 — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:19:18 GMT

Yeah, how does that happen

Comment #20

Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:39:29 GMT

I wouldn't mind having either one..........

Comment #19

Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:31:28 GMT

Or this

Comment #18

Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:30:03 GMT

Perhaps it was this pretty color

Comment #17

RedStang — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:44:17 GMT

If he can't read he must of picked his ticket by color.

Comment #16

Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:05:46 GMT

All except for the jail time.

Comment #15

Artist77 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:00:14 GMT

One never knows what juries will do. Some jurors may have felt that he should share that money or that he could have been deported and the other guys misunderstood the law.... but perhaps jury instructions were not given there. I think they should have got jail time as well.

Comment #14

Ronnie316 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:46:58 GMT

Must have been part of his plea bargain

Comment #13

ImDaBakerLady — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:21:04 GMT

gratz to the winner and his lucky fortune... only in America

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:04:51 GMT

Guatemala has a very high murder and violent crime rate as does Mexico and Central America and most of South America. It can be especially dangerous if the bad guys find out you have a lot of money.

It's much, much safer here in the United States.

Comment #11

VenomV12 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:32:47 GMT

Yeah, I have been trying to figure that one out too. That makes no sense.

Comment #10

luckyfangirl — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:12:10 GMT

Why was he so afraid of being deported? He and his baby and girlfriend could have a good life with 2.5 million dollars over there couldn't they

Comment #9

savagegoose — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:26:48 GMT

he's starting a career in politics after he gets out.

Comment #8

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:47:56 GMT

I didn't get that part either

Comment #7

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:44:00 GMT

Lol you so crazy...

Comment #6

rdgrnr — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:08:38 GMT

I'd like to know how Ali still gets 300k of the guy's money after doin' time for rippin' him off.

Comment #5

rdgrnr — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:05:04 GMT

Blind squirrels wind up in a greezy skillet 'round here.

Comment #4

noise-gate — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:50:27 GMT

Aah rdgrnr- dont say that, you have one of the most trustworthy faces in this forum. It would be a darn shame if you were right..

* Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn ever so now and then.

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:26:11 GMT

It's gettin' to the point that you can't trust anybody nowadays.

And that's a shame.

Comment #2

Ronnie316 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:33:20 GMT

What a mixed up mess. All caused by someone who is in the country illegally.

Comment #1

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:20:37 GMT

Glad Mr. DeLaRoca got some of his money. As for the snip s all three should be in jail.

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Plea deal settles N.Y. lottery ticket trial; immigrant will get $2.5M

Lottery Post — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:02:45 GMT

A plea agreement Friday in Rockland County Court has ended the case involving a Spring Valley, New York, immigrant's $3 million lottery ticket and three men accused of trying to steal a portion of it.

Elfido DeLaRoca will get about $2.5 million before taxes over the next 15 years, while the three men will avoid jail on a theft charge. One of the men will get $300,000 from the winnings.

DeLaRoca, 45, a Guatemalan national living with his fiancee and daughter, bought the $10 scratch-off tick... [ More ]