Loto-Québec IT technician accused of stealing thousands from customer accounts

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MillionsWanted — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:45:01 GMT

He must have been desperate. A system analyst should know well that he would create a digital trail to his bank accounts. He should know the system in and out.

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Bleudog101 — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:06:19 GMT

Electronic paper trail. Love it and whomever wrote that program is to be commended. He thought, as I too, that someone didn't play for an extended period of time so will play for them and nobody will notice.

MUSL here probably instituted more safeguards after the fox in the hen house ripped them off royally in several states. Tipton had his hand in the till, knew all the ins and outs and almost made out like a bandit!

Once again, greed got the best of them

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Soledad — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:57:37 GMT

Don Henley baby

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Soledad — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:56:58 GMT

Keep retail strong.

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Stat$talker — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:48:25 GMT

Well, Thank Goodness the online Lottery Company had checks Balances in place to catch such illicit activities..The suspect should be barred from ever holding such a job again, ..that's if he ever gets outta jail..

But, this is what happens when you let the Fox guard the Hen house..!! People wanting jobs that have access to customers personal info should undergo extensive background checks, before being hired for such sensitive positions..IMO

Having a Criminal record revealed, will keep com... [ More ]

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sully16 — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:50:03 GMT

Yikes, I hope he doesn't try to say it was just family sharing with him.

If found guilty I hope he pays restitution and goes to jail.

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Nikkicute — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:52:39 GMT

Another inside job!! Thought online lotto would be safer, guess not in some cases

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GreyGreen — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 20:52:42 GMT

L'attrait de l'argent facile

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Mata Garbo — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 20:04:13 GMT

Police obtained a warrant to enter his home. One day later the criminal behavior stopped. Gee, I wonder why? 20 grand does not seem like it's enough to ruin your job and probably your life. This guy outsmarted himself.

Loto-Québec IT technician accused of stealing thousands from customer accounts

Lottery Post — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:50:30 GMT

By Kate Northrop

After a year-long investigation, a former employee at Loto-Qu bec was accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from customer accounts that were supposedly inactive.

Martin Raymond, 37, a former systems analyst who worked at an online gambling call center at Loto-Qu bec, was accused Wednesday of stealing funds from customer accounts he deemed inactive.

He stole over $20,000 (US$16,000) from about 30 customer gaming accounts in over a few months between the winter and s... [ More ]