Police official tried to cash in stolen lottery ticket

Comment #33

Drenick1 — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:21:46 GMT

So true. With an uncle like that who needs enemies.

Comment #32

QueezE — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:12:54 GMT

People who pretend to be something their not ,will do almost anything if they think no one is watching. Doing the right thing when no one is watching is the true test of a person character. Maybe they should go back check his arrest records too.

Comment #31

pickone4me — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:38:56 GMT

I adamantly deny any wrong doing in which I have been accused Cops always lie.

Comment #30

myturn — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 03:28:33 GMT

US should offer player registration systems. It would help players protect their tickets against loss or theft. The state lotteries could also generate additional revenue from such systems.

It's a win win situation

Comment #29

CSense — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 06:41:28 GMT

But he had not lost his pension since he resigned.

Another good advice to protect a big lottery win ticket after signing it, take picture/video it with yourself in view, is put it in a bank safety deposit box......till that person ready to collect the winning ticket.

Comment #28

Teddi — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 01:59:39 GMT

Sorry, I semi-disagree. I think the gifter has every right to be disappointed in what was essentially a waste of money. I think people really need to get out of the mindset of lottery winnings being some kind of play money to just throw away. Money is money. And it's obvious that the gifter understood that.

I know that most people think that if a gift is given, there should be no strings attached. But in this case, he didn't just hand them wads of cash and tell them to go hog wild with it. H... [ More ]

Comment #27

HaveABall — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 23:00:23 GMT

Well, shadowlady, as long as these jackpot winners don't regret their monetary gifts to their relatives, and kept enough to have a current net worth of $4M or so, I think they will be fine until the end of their days! Gifting should occur, if able, but the gifter shouldn't get too 'hung-up' on their gift bringing only positive things to their receiver! And, of course, those who receive monetary gifts should strongly resist assuming that there will be more to come at a later date(s... [ More ]

Comment #26

shadowlady — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:45:38 GMT

This was posted on another forum I am on, discussing someone winning big, and not sharing with family:

While it was nowhere like the BrotherInLaw's situation, a few years ago, we won a tidy sum. We did some of the usual things with it, investments, house, that sort of thing. But we helped family. A lot. Siblings. Parents. We took them on trips, hosted holidays, and lent sums for medical issues, for college classes. Bought them much-needed cars and helped pay for relocations.

Not o... [ More ]

Comment #25

gocart1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:33:20 GMT

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gocart1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:32:11 GMT

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Raven62 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:57:26 GMT

What makes you think you can trust your Bank

Comment #22

sully16 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:28:37 GMT

Next family reunion should be loads of fun. Not!

What a dirtbag.

Comment #21

Funtimz — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:04:05 GMT

Yeah right...I have a family member going on a trip in a couple weeks and thought for a sec how about giving her some money to get me some tickets...but hard to trust...

Comment #20

rochanda12 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:26:49 GMT

i agree ,she should have kept the win to her self .I hope shes not bothered by relatives or others harassing her for money either .Nothing wrong with helping people as long as they dont try to take advantage of you .Money can make some people do crazy things .

Comment #19

duckman — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:01:16 GMT

Another instance where the real winner should have signed the ticket ASAP...

Comment #18

Teddi — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:53:41 GMT

I think for all the people who held a firm belief that there were friends who could be trusted when it came to large sums of money, I hope they are paying attention to this, because if a family member who just happened to be a police commissioner could do this, then it goes to show really no one should be trusted.

Don't rely on an honor code, don't rely on handshakes, don't tell anyone your financial business unless absolutely necessary, and keep eyes on everyone. A police commissioner, serio... [ More ]

Comment #17

mypiemaster — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 23:19:29 GMT

Thanksgiving and Xmas this year will be very interesting in that family. There certainly will be a lot to talk about. Unless of course, it's one of those whacked out families in which nothing really matters.

Comment #16

mypiemaster — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 23:13:19 GMT

Keep your mouth shut, and only tell on a need to know basis, after the money is already in your bank. You absolutely do not have to tell friends and family members. You tell one person, they tell another, who tells another and before you know it, every dick and jane in town knows about it.

Comment #15

HoLeeKau — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 23:03:07 GMT

Someone gave it to me but I can't remember who.

I found it under my car seat.

Dumb indeed.

Comment #14

maringoman — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:28:36 GMT

If that's really her ticket then this guy has got to be one dumb cop. The truth will come out

Comment #13

singlemom42015 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:21:42 GMT

This is why you keep a win as big as this to yourself until you have cashed in the ticket and moved the heck out of town. Money can change the people around you pretty quickly. I know it may seem exciting to let others know of your win but you just never know how far someone will go including your family to take it away from you. I hope she got the ticket back.

Comment #12

MillionsWanted — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:41:14 GMT

What to learn from this:

Don't show your ticket to anyone until you go to the lottery company to claim the money.

Take photocopies of the ticket(film the ticket with your mobile phone camera too) just in case, and sign the ticket.

Comment #11

SilverLion — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:47:49 GMT

This is exactly why I detest and don't trust cops.

If an American cant trust the TOP COP,

how can Americans trust the lower cops.

In defense of this clown, at least he didn't put a chokehold on his niece for that ticket.

Comment #10

CTNY — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:28:38 GMT

lol...I know he fought a good fight with his conscious. Poor thing

Comment #9

letsgetpaid123 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:05:07 GMT

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letsgetpaid123 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:04:29 GMT

The real crooks.

Comment #7

Raven62 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:51:32 GMT

Exactly

Comment #6

Deo-nonfortuna — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:49:21 GMT

This guy gives the term greedy pig a new meaning.

Comment #5

Funtimz — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:08:14 GMT

Why resign, if you are innocent...

Comment #4

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:59:29 GMT

He tried to steal his own nieces lottery ticket. Says a lot about his character.

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noise-gate — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 02:58:43 GMT

....makes one wonder what else he has done in the past that may or may not be brought to light! I seriously doubt this was his first rodeo.

Comment #2

ElinaSammy2081 — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 01:22:44 GMT

He lost his career and his reputation for a ticket that didn't belong to him what a stupid move.

Comment #1

mypiemaster — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:36:08 GMT

That is a stinking shame. Greed will surely make you lose your good sense of judgement.

Police official tried to cash in stolen lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:38:38 GMT

The chairman of a Connecticut police commission has resigned after being charged in Florida with trying to cash in a winning $520,000 lottery ticket that was reported stolen by his niece.

Michael Royston, 49, was freed on bond after his arrest last Thursday at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, and on Friday night, he sent a terse resignation email to Windsor Locks Town Clerk William Hamel, saying only: Effective immediately I am resigning my position as police commissioner.

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