California man who stole roommate's $10 million lottery ticket received 8-month jail sentence

Comment #6

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 07:43:34 GMT

If Saosongyang hadn't stolen it, his newly-minted millionaire roommate might have given him a nice little gift $$$. Now all he's getting is 3 hots and a cot.

Comment #5

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:52:09 GMT

Again, crime doesn't pay! They never learn, do they?

The story updates us on the sentencing of the criminal, but there's no mention of the original ticket purchaser receiving their rightful $10 mil prize.

I guess they're not friends / roommates any longer.

Comment #4

ohiopick3 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 01:01:22 GMT

If I were the judge, I'd give him 10 years.

One year for each Million, and that would be a light sentence!

Possible parole after 3 years served minimum.

Terrible Person

Comment #3

noise-gate — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 23:01:23 GMT

Cassie- l don't know where you getting your information from about folk who are incarcerated, being given permission to have iPads tablets while in prison.l have read heard that cellphones are smuggled into prisons. I guess NC is first in the nation to permit convicted felons such use.

* Hey Big Lou, could l borrow your iPad for a minute, l need to send an email, to get word to my boys that a shipment is arriving at the warehouse on 4th Broadway, we need the entire team there to unload.... [ More ]

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music* — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:54:55 GMT

Saoaongyang had a good public defender. Reducing the bail from $65K to $25K. Because it was a property crime and not a violent one.

He now has a police record for the rest of his life.

The lucky store employees helped in starting this investigation. The CA Lottery was on top of this all the way. KUDOs to them.

The winner and everyone who has read or seen this story are that much smarter and know how to treat a potential winning ticket.

I was just reading about Lerynne West from

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Cassie8620 — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:07:36 GMT

I know the area well,

before moving here to NC years ago, but i didn't think he would get a few long yrs.or longer. nope. some feel he should have.I know few several who are also following this in cali.He got almost a year, (only) smh.But,i know he is happy for a cake-in-the-walk punk sentence. Prison seemingly or so i hear isn't as hard anymore.'Heck, you're able to even sit back in your cell get an i-pod or tablet and email! so it's not that hard for most.He will be ok.

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California man who stole roommate's $10 million lottery ticket received 8-month jail sentence

Lottery Post — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:49:20 GMT

A 36-year-old Vacaville, California, man who police say stole his roommate's lottery ticket worth $10 million in late 2018 struck a plea deal earlier this year and was sentenced to eight months in Solano County Jail.

Court and Solano County Jail records on Monday indicated that Adul Saosongyang had been relegated to a local commitment under the state Penal Code, but, in a separate document, also indicated he pleaded no contest to attempted grand theft.

Judge Carlos R. Gutierrez had schedul... [ More ]