Key player in Jamaican lottery scam sentenced to 4 years

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sweetie7398 — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:30:51 GMT

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noise-gate — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:55:05 GMT

Thank You Artist77.

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Artist77 — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:28:12 GMT

The name of the woman who claimed to be a massive jackpot winner was named Mirlande.

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noise-gate — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 04:02:07 GMT

Melinda may not want to return to the workforce as we know it music*. She may pick up where she left off, fleecing people for all they have. Think of a criminal that serves time, is said to be rehabilitated released. Many of these ex-cons are not content with bagging groceries, they want back in where the action is.

Btw- there was another Melinda years ago that claimed to the sole winner of a massive jackpot-sent the press on a merry go round, worked at Mc Donalds if memory serves me correct... [ More ]

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Stack47 — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:59:10 GMT

Bet Edna Schmeets hopes Belgin gets a great job so she can recoup a portion of the $400,000 she was scammed out of.

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music* — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:25:07 GMT

Melinda Belgin is now a felon. Her record will be looked at every time she applies for a job. Her job outlook seems grim. I hope she finds Jesus in prison. Christ is her Hope now.

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Stack47 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:54:32 GMT

And what about the bank tellers that must look at the accounts when large funds are being withdrawn. Why don't they call their manager after noticing a series of suspicious withdrawals?

I'm trying to figure out how the feds are earning their pay by demanding a 14 year prison term for Bulgin when Schmeets said she just wants her money back. How is Bulgin going to earn $332,713 to pay back Schmeets while in prison

Comment #7

noise-gate — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:47:23 GMT

Will educate Music? These scams are as old as time friend. Cut off one head of the snake, another rises in it's place. As for asking Seniors to hire wealth managers, that's asking a lot. These folks don't want a middle man, a person telling them what to do, how to spend their money, they want direct access to the person telling them they have won Millions of dollars.After all, a con is only a phone call away. What gets me is the children of these seniors who are robbed, why is it always that the... [ More ]

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Stack47 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:14:13 GMT

At one point Bulgin turned and apologized to Edna Schmeets, a Harvey, North Dakota, resident in her 80s who was scammed out of about $400,000. Schmeets' case launched the investigation. And more than 100 mostly elderly Americans.

Bet a lot more than just 100 people are gladly being scammed by PCH and they've been doing it for years. I can sort of understand how someone could be scammed out of a few hundred, maybe a grand, but $400,000, but then say they are not concerned about the length of B... [ More ]

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music* — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 18:39:33 GMT

This story will educate Seniors about not trusting strangers. Especially over the phone.

You have not won if you are required to pay first before receiving your winnings.

Life savings gone.

The Feds are earning their pay when they catch and prosecute.

Seniors should pay a little bit now and hire wealth managers.

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Raven62 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:25:13 GMT

Will she walk the straight and narrow or prove him wrong

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Bleudog101 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:09:39 GMT

Only concern I have is with restitution. She won't pay back $333K. She can't be convicted on that charge anymore, so if she doesn't pay up the Judge can't add to the sentence. Hey legal minds out there, could the Judge have stipulated something like 'If you fail to pay up, you get the full 10 years?'

No doubt she doesn't work for that airline anymore dragging their name through the mud. Good for them.

Comment #2

rca1952 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:23:02 GMT

Judge Daniel Hovland was bought and paid for under the table...

Comment #1

rca1952 — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:20:43 GMT

Somehow that Judge got paid off to give such a small time in jail

Key player in Jamaican lottery scam sentenced to 4 years

Lottery Post — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:46:18 GMT

A federal judge in North Dakota on Wednesday sentenced a Rhode Island woman to four years in prison for funneling lottery scam money between the U.S. and Jamaica, prompting a prosecutor to question the ruling.

Melinda Bulgin, 29, of Providence, received a sentence that was 10 years less than prosecutors had sought.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland said Bulgin's role in the scam was not on the level of others who received lesser sentences than the 14 years requested by prosecutors, The Bi... [ More ]