Minnesota Lottery Director Dies in Apparent Suicide

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emilyg — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:25:44 GMT

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luckycat — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:16:28 GMT

life is more precious then money.but in turmel can not think correct,may his family have support and comfort somehow.

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lottomoney — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 04:29:46 GMT

hi everyone im new her

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Lotto Czar — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:03:18 GMT

smd1773-Yeah, remeber that too, and the controversy over media coverage that lasted for many months. One of our own local stations abc27-WHTM was chastised heavily (though I don't think they were fined). I do remember vividly, as if it were last night Tom Brokaw on NBC nightly news airing a disclaimer and freezing the tape just in time.But guilt overcomes us all, doesn't it

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smd173 — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:44:48 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by BabyJC on January 28, 2004 Lotto Czar - That story about R. Dwyer was unbelievable! I never heard about that before. I feel sorry for the people that were there; they must have freaked out! How awful that if he was going to kill himself, he chose to do it in such an outlandish way. There is an interesting side note to this story...a Pittsburgh TV station (not sure which one) aired the footage of him shooting himself and was subsequently fined BIG TIME by the FCC.

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mayan27 — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:08:53 GMT

What a world we live in today.I was so shocked this morning when i read that news online.Maybe for his position,he could not bear the humiliation he caused himself,so he decided to die disgracefully by committing suicide.God,what a wonderful way you created man by giving us something called conscience.when a man of no value in society steals,we say thief,robber, and whatever word we know.But let those in authority or high position do the same,then the term Embezzlement fly on every part of the

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BabyJC — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:28:46 GMT

Lotto Czar - That story about R. Dwyer was unbelievable! I never heard about that before. I feel sorry for the people that were there; they must have freaked out! How awful that if he was going to kill himself, he chose to do it in such an outlandish way.

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Lotto Czar — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:10:43 GMT

Yes, what a shame. And especially with Corporate Crime what it is (Tyco, Imclone, OmniMedia, Enron, Rite-Aid...I can go on.) But some of us who work in government like to think we're honest.Sort of reminds me of a similar case here in Pa. many (about 20) years ago when the State Treasurer (I can't remember if that's what he was) R. Budd Dwyer called a press conference, started talking, pulled out a large envelope, got oot a gun and shot himself. On live TV. Died instantly. He was up to no g... [ More ]

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BabyJC — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:45:17 GMT

How awful. It sounds as though he thought it was just a matter of time before criminal activity was discovered and did not want to go to prison. There's sure to be a much more extensive audit done now

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curt777 — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:39:07 GMT

This kind of news scares me. I always worry that my state's lottery is fixed somehow... Illinois, probably THE most corrupt state in the union. The fact that this guy actually killed himself over possible accounting irregularities doesn't bode well for the average player.What do you guys think ??Curt Little Lotto King

Minnesota Lottery Director Dies in Apparent Suicide

Lottery Post — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 04:52:18 GMT

The longtime director of the Minnesota State Lottery apparently committed suicide Tuesday, a day after meeting with legislative auditors examining the lottery's operations, officials said.George R. Andersen, 53, had a wound that appeared to be from a knife, said Cmdr. Scott Malinosky of the Washington County sheriff's office. He said a note was recovered, but declined to describe it.Malinosky said authorities were called by Andersen's family about 7 a.m. after they found him outside their home n... [ More ]