NY deli owners stole $1M lottery ticket, cops say

Comment #75

LottoBoner — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 04:51:04 GMT

That's quite a chauvinistic thing to say.

How do you know g-D is a male? Maybe I will have to answer to her?

I would not presume to know the gender of the universal creator.

It is quite the recondite topic, but I am willing to place a bet that SHE has already forgiven me for my transgressions.

Comment #74

rdgrnr — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:24:38 GMT

Some day you'll answer for the way you use the name of God.

To Him.

Comment #73

LottoBoner — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:43:34 GMT

Over four decades in a country where I originally grew up, I stumbled across a 10 shilling note. I do not know who dropped it. I went and bought ten lotto combinations and I ended up winning in some of them.

My name is PATEL.

I found a ten pound note.

I dont know who dropped it, but I went and bought ten lotto combinations and I ended up winning in some of them.

I spent 10 schill pounds and made 2 schill pounds.

I must be fÜcking Jesus Christ!!!!

P.S. Curt Shil... [ More ]

Comment #72

jamella724 — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:24:39 GMT

It is really hard to trust someone with money. There are so many greedy people who will take advantage of other people. So players should be very careful and check the worth of their tickets. I hope the winner will be able to claim his prize

Comment #71

JoeCanWin — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:48:11 GMT

I have a similar story, a few months ago I bought a five or six scratch tickets right around the corner from where I live.

(I won $132 all together on four of the tickets).

I went back in to the store to get them cashed. The woman scanned the tickets, then told me:

You won $112.00 I said: No I didn't, I won $132.00

Then I rattled-off to her what each ticket was worth. Then she gave me some stupid lie about she forgot to scratch off the code on one. This was right after she scanned th... [ More ]

Comment #70

rdgrnr — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 06:16:24 GMT

That's different if you don't know who dropped it, to a degree.

But if you saw the person drop it and you take it and keep it...

Then you're a crook, no better than the lottery clerks who rip people off for their winnings

Comment #69

JoeCanWin — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 05:27:18 GMT

I totally agree with you, be honest with people no matter what their circumstances may be.

Plus, you may be old and helpless someday... who will be honest with you then? Just a thought.

I'm no angel, I have done things I knew were wrong, hopefully I have learned better in my old age.

Remember, there is nothing wrong with doing the right thing for someone, no matter thge circumstances.

Comment #68

Goteki54 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:05:56 GMT

Greed makes people do some incredibly scummy things.

Comment #67

zirabamuzaale — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:23:49 GMT

Comment #66

zirabamuzaale — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:11:36 GMT

plus phoning the lottery hotline as well as its website where winning numbers are often posted as soon as the games are played

Comment #65

Tenaj — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:11:20 GMT

Thank you billionaire2bee. Who u r is when no one is looking.

Comment #64

Nikkicute — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:04:57 GMT

Don't blame the victim, they didn't deserve that whether they speak English or not.

I'm surprised that your surprised how many have blamed the victim lol I'm not, there

are some cold hearted people out there.

Comment #63

Jon D — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:58:36 GMT

Whoa...so if people disagree with your opinion on this issue, they're a criminal? Nice.

If guess you didn't get my playful analogy with Gunnery Sgt.

Basically, some people are good, some people are bad. Most are in the middle and can be swayed in either direction depending on the situation. Whether it's an unlocked footlocker, unlocked car, or giving a clerk a $1M ticket without knowing what it's worth, you are tempting the bad side of a person, tempting fate...participating in the tempta... [ More ]

Comment #62

Jon D — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:50:53 GMT

I respect your respectful disagreement.

But I don't think that your average 7-11 clerk or the sleazy nephew of a liquor store owner goes through any special screening or background check or bonding by the lottery to be a clerk at the store. I don't trust them any further than than I can throw them. Always be vigilant.

I prefer to cash tickets at my regular store where I know the clerk/owner, or a big chain supermarket, etc.

Comment #61

Stack47 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:37:05 GMT

It doesn't take any brilliance to understand there are people buying lottery tickets every day that don't know what they are buying. My guess is after reading Karim and Nabil Jaghab scammed a 34-year-old man who doesn't speak English, you took it personal because you're an advocate against the English language and for the dummying down of America.

Do you believe someone who doesn't speak English should get a pat on the back for being scammed after buying a lottery ticket he had no way of know... [ More ]

Comment #60

malin1257 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:06:58 GMT

Fate has placed a spell on you for being mean and critical of the victim

Comment #59

malin1257 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:04:48 GMT

Since you are soooooo brillant and critical of the victims - Fate has placed a spell on you . You will never win the lottery. Just kidding.

Comment #58

Jill34786 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:25:23 GMT

The claim by their attorney blaming it was a simple mistake by the lottery machine just went down in flames.

Comment #57

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:42:48 GMT

Sad but true Ridge.

This past weekend I was buying a birthday gift and the cashier gave me to much money back. I showed the clerk the money and she called her manager over. The manager said thank you for being honest, I told her she didn't have to thank me it was the right thing to do.

Comment #56

Lexi26 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:10:54 GMT

I'm originally from LI ,this is a sad story and I'm glad they got caught too! I never had a win even close to that but I had $500 win and other similiar wins on scratch off and had been told they were NOT A WINNER BC the scanner in the store was broke and the clerk had to scan it. Mind you this was when I first started playing and had no clue of the codes, so I was part to blame. But I feel the clerk was dishonest to keep my money and do that to me. When I was told what the certain codes meant b... [ More ]

Comment #55

surimaribo24 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:54:31 GMT

glad these aholes got caught . they will be joining the patel brothers in the cell

Comment #54

billionaire2bee — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:23:42 GMT

I dont know what's sleazier....the people who said that they would pick up the money and keep it themselves....or the people who pick it up and kee it themselves and then lie on here and say they wouldnt...what is scarier is the ones who say they wont do it but when it happens all that trustworthyness goes out the window...I guess that is why on money itself we print IN GOD WE TRUST....period

Comment #53

Dd2160 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:21:06 GMT

Nothing new...retailers are not allowed to pay more than $600... Ding dong something is wrong with that picture! Glad the caught them.. Many more to go...

Comment #52

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:10:03 GMT

We have members here who admitted in another thread that if somebody in line in front of them dropped a hundred dollar bill they would pick it up and keep it.

So the sleaze factor isn't limited only to lottery clerks. We have crooks right here in our own ranks.

No segment of society has a monopoly on virtue.

I like to there are still good, decent, honest people in this world who won't stab me in the back the second I turn around or drop my guard.

But the truth is, I don't really trus... [ More ]

Comment #51

mypiemaster — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 04:21:03 GMT

You tell'em Teddi. I have a nagging suspicion that some of these guys who blame the victim, have a very high propensity, to commit crimes, or have actually committed crimes before. Indeed, they are just looking for justification, no matter how fickle, to justify their previous or future criminal endeavours . A crime is a crime morons...quit blaming the victim, one of these days, you or your loved ones will succumb to the nefarious activities of the criminally inclined, then you get a taste of yo... [ More ]

Comment #50

Teddi — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 02:03:42 GMT

I respectfully but wholeheartedly disagree. It would be one thing if an unlocked car was pilfered by a common thief. Another thing entirely if the unlocked car was pilfered by the guy paid to patrol the parking lot. People can't just open up shop and sell lottery tickets. They have to be licensed to do so. They are considered to have a certain amount of trustworthiness about them. Which is why when they pull stunts like this their licenses get revoked. Oftentimes permanently, because there is a... [ More ]

Comment #49

Jon D — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:09:37 GMT

Yeah, I wouldn't doubt it. I always assume the clerk is a crook, unless I have info otherwise.

Assume the worst, but hope for the best. Better to be pleasantly surprised (by good clerk) than unpleasantly surpised by getting ripped off by a bad one.

Like always being aware when you checkout what the prices are and what the change should be, so you're not shortchanged by a scheming/skimming clerk. Or if you ever learned motorcycle riding safety, you learn to always be on the lookout and expe... [ More ]

Comment #48

RedStang — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:23:44 GMT

Those terrorist clerks would take Pyles jelly donuts if they could. All they had to do was follow the rules and everyone gets paid. They would of got a free bonus.

Comment #47

Jon D — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:02:00 GMT

There's something to be said for being a willing victim. Just asking to be stolen from, by trusting the clerk to tell you the value of your ticket. How can you not know? I don't get that.

Like if you park your car in a shady area, nobody around, leave your car unlocked and your bag on the front seat. And your bag gets stolen. Yes, the criminal is wrong for stealing, but you are also wrong for creating that situation. If you work for a company and have company property and laptop and are so ca... [ More ]

Comment #46

luckyshoes — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 17:43:54 GMT

Stellar Idiots

Comment #45

Stack47 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 17:30:30 GMT

On the back of my lottery tickets it says to sign the ticket immediately and that makes it more difficult for anyone to cash a stolen ticket. If someone doesn't have enough common sense to know the value of the ticket or ask someone they trust that is knowledgeable, they won't even look at that back of the ticket.

Has anyone asked, why are the people who are to dumb, to high, or to drunk to know the value of the ticket, getting lots of these large jackpot winning tickets

Comment #44

jmcbc1963 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 17:08:27 GMT

I'm also troubled at those quick to jump on the winner, and yes they were obviously legal or they would not have gone to the authorities.

It's easy to ridicule those who don't speak our language well yet or understand much who are relatively new to the country, just remember folks that EVERYONE replying here on this board unless your Native American or Inuit, your family were immigrants too. People who come to this country legally have to jump through more hoops and work harder than just abou... [ More ]

Comment #43

duckman — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 16:14:38 GMT

The man scratched off his card, saw that he was a winner and handed it to 26-year-old Karim Jaghab to get his winnings, police said.

So the winner expected a million dollars in cash from Karim Jaghab right then?

Note to the winner: if you win big, stay calm and exit the store as if nothing happened (and take the ticket with you

Comment #42

noise-gate — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:39:51 GMT

There seems to be way too many simple mistakes being made when it comes to lottery wins. What else would you expect their attorney to say- it was a big mistake for his clients to make? We know that, thing is to admit that is to admit guilt.

The only answer is Jail-Time.

Comment #41

RedStang — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:35:41 GMT

According to Newsday, their attorney said it was a simple mistake on a payout on a lottery machine.

Don't think Lawyer Saul will help them. What's he gonna say. One million did'nt fit across the machine display. Their not suppose to give 1k.

Comment #40

Tenaj — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:32:53 GMT

New York is the state that flat out rejected the investigations that was done in California and other states that led to a lot of arrests. Maybe they will allow it now.

Comment #39

brownsy — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:25:36 GMT

When my sister first moved to NY (LI) she bought a lottery ticket -I believe she had 4 or 5 numbers-she went to cash it in and was told she had won $340

The next day she went to work and was telling co-workers of her good fortune -when one of them asked her How much did you get????

when my sister told her-she said to my sister-- they cheated you!!! turned out the co-worker's brother had the same amount of numbers--only he had to go to the lottery's office to collect because the payoff was... [ More ]

Comment #38

sully16 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:10:28 GMT

so true

Comment #37

noise-gate — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:58:45 GMT

Take back the White House? .. take it back to where?

Last time we had Republicans in the White House- we had BILLIONS of Dollars being shipped by C140's into a crapHole called Iraq. The Old Guard got this country fighting TWO wars simultaneously... so take us back to what exactly?

You are correct though- both parties are weak and untrustworthy.

Comment #36

Teddi — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:54:28 GMT

I could not agree more. I'm surprised at how many people are actually blaming the victim here for being scammed. Stands to reason that if he was an illegal citizen, he wouldn't have gone to the police and reported it.

It tells you something about these people when they tried to scam him not once, but twice. And it takes serious balls to then blame the 'mistake' on the machine, as if anyone is really going to believe they didn't know exactly what they were doing and how much the ticket was wo... [ More ]

Comment #35

Cieli Diverde — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:42:07 GMT

NEVER HAPPEN.. With the current administration who hasn't once been held accountable for all THEIR failures from Fast furious to Bengazi, to O' Ahole-care it will never take place.. The only way is to rid the Capitol of these pos's and take back the White house ...Problem is the replacements aren't much better.....

Comment #34

lottery4ever — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:36:19 GMT

Comment #33

noise-gate — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:34:08 GMT

Added to that is the fact that people are being taken advantage of because they speak very little English .

Rule of thumb: Learn the language of the country you living in or be prepared to experience this crap time and again.

There is probably more of this going on that meets the eye. Some folk who are winners are too scared to call in the Police for fear of being asked Are you a legal immigrant? which is beside the point, but could be asked nonetheless.

Comment #32

pickone4me — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:20:38 GMT

Way to keep it classy new york

Comment #31

mypiemaster — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:09:17 GMT

The penn and the local jail, are filled with individuals, with that same street thug mentality . Some people are just too dumb and dishonest to do the right thing, hence the tendency to blame the victim. Just like a rapist blaming the victim for wearing sexy clothes or having a vagina, or a bank robber, blaming the bank for having money in their safe.

Comment #30

NJJim — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:59:42 GMT

Agreed. Times are tough but let's not gwt comfortable blaming the victim. I can bet it was too tempting to resist because of whatever financial problems the store owners had, but the main driver was probably they thought their was a good likelihood that they will succeed, based on the vunerable characteristics of their victim. That is the same modus operandi of the street thug.

Comment #29

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:51:07 GMT

Just running them through the mill is better than nothing.

Comment #28

mypiemaster — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:48:44 GMT

Deporting them does not solve the problem. Deport them today, and in one week they are back in the States again, grinning and sinning as usual, like it is Xmas time.

Comment #27

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:41:12 GMT

And if there from another country doing this sort of stuff, DEPORT them..

Comment #26

kapla — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:39:45 GMT

Comment #25

helpmewin — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:30:59 GMT

Also if your going be here learn to speak English.

Comment #24

Cieli Diverde — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:13:57 GMT

Many merchants are decent hardworking people. BUT many are crooks and thieves just like so many other entities in the public sector...The ticket scanners can be manipulated also .. Many shops have scanners that work one day and are broken (disconnected) the next... Sadly, You must be on your guard at all times...

Comment #23

mypiemaster — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:06:33 GMT

These merchants of deception, need to have their licenses, to sell lottery tickets revoked. Selling lottery tickets, is a privilege not a right. What a bunch of ignoramuses.

Comment #22

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:00:43 GMT

Amen. Well said sir.. I detest mutts like those 2 people. And it isn't the first time this stuff has happend. Now they will pay.

Comment #21

maringoman — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:57:28 GMT

Yessir. It makes no sense to play for years without winning and when you finally do, you just let some guy cheat you off your winnings.

Comment #20

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:52:18 GMT

Your a smart man Maringoman. There are numerous ways to defend yourself from these schmucks

Comment #19

maringoman — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:50:24 GMT

I actually never sign my winning scratch off tickets. I just use my smart phone and take a picture of it with the winning numbers scratched off and the amounts revealed. For draw type games, I always sign the back of the winning tickets before handing them over.

Comment #18

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:41:12 GMT

There are many ways to check and verify your tickets long before going to the store. Newspaper, online,poster boards in stores where they write the results.

Comment #17

bjones$ — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:38:22 GMT

and well said maringo..

Comment #16

bjones$ — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:36:36 GMT

If I would to win a large prize which that'll probably never happen. I'll make coppies of the ticket to avoid from something like that happening.

Comment #15

maringoman — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:36:17 GMT

It's getting ridiculous. First of all these players who are becoming victims should learn the game and how to tell a winning ticket from a losing ticket. Also if you're going to hand over a winning ticket to another person it makes sense to write your name and sign at the back of it in ink.

Comment #14

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:32:18 GMT

Hearsetrax I agree.

Comment #13

JonnyBgood07 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:46:53 GMT

Sad to say there are no laws in place to make someone think twice about committing a crime anymore.

Comment #12

hearsetrax — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:43:59 GMT

a sure cure for such people and to prevent any more problems , is to bbq the crooks in full site of the public

Comment #11

JonnyBgood07 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:39:11 GMT

It's getting to the point where is very difficult to feel sorry for people who buy lottery tickets and have no idea of the value

Comment #10

mypiemaster — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:28:17 GMT

Whatever happened to honesty, trust, dignity, and self respect?. Just because an individual{your customer for that matter}, cannot speak the language, or lacks the wherewithal to enable them to decipher the value of that particular instrument, is no reason for you to take advantage of the situation. What are you gonna do when you think that nobody is watching?. ONCE A THIEF, ALWAYS A THIEF. I hope they lock'em up and throw away the key. Dumba$$e$!!!.

Comment #9

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:17:07 GMT

I hope they are prosecuted to the fullest

Comment #8

emilyg — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:30:55 GMT

A store in my area lost their lottery for good for doing the same thing. One of the clerks is in jail.

Comment #7

emilyg — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:29:43 GMT

Of course - but after you play you don't need a clerk to tell you how much you've won. Learn.

Comment #6

taxijohn — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:29:21 GMT

A simple mistake, but don't go to the Police. Jerks.

Comment #5

LottoBoner — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:15:55 GMT

In most cases you cant tell until you play.

Comment #4

emilyg — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:07:33 GMT

If you don't know how to tell how much you've won - don't play.

Comment #3

LottoBoner — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:07:01 GMT

The scanners dont work on scratch offs. Mostly.

Comment #2

Stack47 — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:52:12 GMT

It's getting to the point where is very difficult to feel sorry for people who buy lottery tickets and have no idea of the value. Makes me wonder how many players are cheated out of the full amount of winners under $100 and I'll bet these stores are making a killing on EBT cards.

Comment #1

LottoBoner — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:40:17 GMT

Oh no!!! Not again

NY deli owners stole $1M lottery ticket, cops say

Lottery Post — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:38:57 GMT

A Long Island deli owner and his son were charged Saturday with scamming a customer out of a $1 million lottery ticket.

Nassau County police say a 34-year-old man who doesn't speak English bought the ticket Thursday at the Peninsula Deli Grocery in Hempstead.

The man scratched off his card, saw that he was a winner and handed it to 26-year-old Karim Jaghab to get his winnings, police said.

The ticket was worth $1 million, but Jaghab gave the man $1,000 in cash and kept the ticket, polic... [ More ]