Mastermind of lottery fraud will explain how he rigged jackpots

Comment #15

DELotteryPlyr — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:43:08 GMT

Wonder how this will effect the guy who is suing about Tipton costing him possible winning MORE than he did

Comment #14

Stack47 — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 04:59:40 GMT

Tommy Tipton's attorney, Mark Weinhardt, said his client was pleased to reach a sensible resolution in which he'll serve 75 days after pleading to a misdemeanor.

He could be disbarred, but a misdemeanor is not the same as a felony.

Comment #13

RJOh — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:35:08 GMT

Maybe some politicians in high places thought he was a good guy and deserved a break.

Comment #12

Todd — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:48:57 GMT

As a felon, I think he would be disbarred.

Comment #11

DELotteryPlyr — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:33:32 GMT

AH yes, that would make sense, family is a weakness for all of us.

Once again Todd knows what's going on

Comment #10

OneTrickpony — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 01:42:33 GMT

Wait, you mean Tommy Tipton only gets 75 days in jail (of which he will probably only serve a week), then gets to go home to Sugar Land, TX (a wealthy suburb of Houston) and continue being a judge with a large salary and massive pension?

Man, he really did win the lottery.

Comment #9

Dd2160 — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 01:36:51 GMT

Theifing mofos really tho millions and thats not enough

smdh!!!crime does not pay

Comment #8

Todd — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:12:25 GMT

My take on this is the weight of the multiple legal cases against him took their toll. Each would be prosecuted separately, and the cost of defending himself would grow so large that his family would be in poverty in perpetuity. I think he just saved his family a huge additional burden, and probably helped his brother a bit.

Comment #7

DELotteryPlyr — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:42:37 GMT

Good question, I thought he was going to go down 'denying' the whole way.

Comment #6

konane — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:23:39 GMT

Thank you Todd for persisting. We knew you were correct

Comment #5

underdog371 — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:08:42 GMT

The same cheating is going on in tn in the cash 3! I wonder who you get to investigate the lottery

Comment #4

HaveABall — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:27:23 GMT

I wonder what/who moved him to admit his guilt ... he held onto innocence for so long

Comment #3

rca1952 — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 04:27:09 GMT

But will it change anything as far as the drawings go? Will some one pass a law to convert back to the balls

Comment #2

music* — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 03:24:12 GMT

The truth finally wins. This good news is comforting. Many Thanks! go to this Lottery Post Staff and Todd Northrop.

Comment #1

noise-gate — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 01:44:12 GMT

l knew it was only a matter of time, before Eddie Tipton fell on his sword.

Mastermind of lottery fraud will explain how he rigged jackpots

Lottery Post — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 01:21:46 GMT

Lottery Post's warning to the lottery industry about computerized drawings, issued more than a decade ago, is about to be confirmed as fact by Eddie Tipton, a former Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) security director.

A lottery programmer will tell investigators how he was able to use his position to rig state jackpots for years and he and his brother will repay $3 million in prizes they improperly claimed, under a plea agreement released Monday.

Prosecutors will seek a 25-year priso... [ More ]