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Charges dismissed against mother in lottery ticket schemeNews Story
Charges have been dismissed against one of three people charged with fraudulently claiming a lottery ticket prize. District Judge David Lester on Monday dismissed a charge of aiding and abetting theft of a lottery ticket or share against Sally Bosler. His ruling came after an oral motion from the state requesting the dismissal because, prosecutors said, insufficient evidence now exists to convict Bosler. Bosler, 42, her daughter Ashley Bosler and Ashley Bosler's boyfriend, Johnny Long Jr.,
Oct 18, 2016, 2:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Police arrest four in Chicago lottery ticket scamNews Story
Police arrested two men and two women earlier this week who allegedly ran a lottery ticket scam that targeted elderly Hispanic victims. The four worked as a team and typically sought out elderly Hispanic victims at stores and on the street, according to a release from the Chicago Police. The suspects would approach a victim two at a time and explain they were illegal immigrants and had a winning lottery ticket of more than one million dollars. They would then offer to share the winnings if
Nov 8, 2009, 8:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner pleads innocent to ID theft, fraud chargesNews Story
A woman accused of using a stolen credit card to purchase a $1 million lottery ticket pleaded innocent this week to charges of identity theft and fraud.Christina Elizabeth Goodenow, 38, of Central Point was arrested after police determined that she purchased the winning scratch-it ticket on Oct. 9 using a credit card that belonged to her dead mother-in-law, Inez Cornett.Goodenow collected $33,500, the first installment of her winnings, from Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem before her arrest.
Jan 12, 2006, 8:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Theft of lottery tickets wins Michigan man trip to jailNews Story
A Michigan man arrested in late May for the burglary of the Lake Nepessing Road Party Store and theft of lottery tickets has won a trip to prison.Gerald Werth, 41, of Flint was sentenced to 18 months to 10 years in prison Monday by Lapeer Circuit Judge Nick O. Holowka.Werth was on parole for previous burglary convictions when he broke through the back wall of the store, 434 Lake Nepessing Road, and left with liquor, cigarettes and lottery tickets.He was arrested after detectives tracked him thro
May 18, 2005, 9:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa woman to plead guilty for lottery ticket theftNews Story
A Fonda, Iowa, woman has agreed to plead guilty to claiming a lottery pool's prize as her own.In a plea agreement filed Monday in Buena Vista County District Court, Mary Farrell, 54, agreed to plead guilty to first-degree theft. District Judge John P. Duffy scheduled sentencing for Nov. 8.Farrell presented a Powerball ticket matching five numbers from the Dec. 31 drawing to claim a $100,000 prize. A group of Albert City, Iowa, residents contacted the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office in Januar
Sep 29, 2004, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland liquor store owner charged in lottery scamNews Story
The owner of a liquor store in North Point, Maryland, was arrested and charged with grand theft, petty theft, and fraud after she was caught stealing an undercover agent's winning lottery ticket worth $10,000. Ross Liquors, located in the Merritt North Shopping Center, had its Maryland Lottery license revoked following the undercover operation. The theft occured on last week, on March 8th. Ross Liquors store owner, Melissa Ann Stone, 39, of the 3900 block of Goose Harbor Road in Middle Riv
Mar 16, 2011, 8:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Store clerk gets prison term for Ohio lottery ticket theftNews Story
Deborah Strong admits she is a habitual thief whose gambling addiction has resulted in her stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employers over the last decade. For her latest theft more than $500,000 in Ohio Lottery scratch-off tickets from a Kroger store she was sent Tuesday to prison for the maximum sentence of five years. She pleaded guilty to the charge of aggravated theft last month. The sentence was imposed by Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Dennis Helmick, who
Jun 2, 2010, 8:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Weird stories of Lottery Clerks stealing from their Employers? :/
A guy said he owned a Convenience Store that sold Lottery Tickets. Two of his Employees stole a bunch of scratch off tickets from his store and when he confronted them, they told him they would pay him back from the Winnings the tickets won. He acted like he wasn't all that mad and told them to sign a paper promising to pay him back with the stolen scratch off ticket Winnings. The IDIOTS signed that paper with NO HESITATION. They had no idea they signed a Confession of Theft that could be used a
Aug 3, 2021, 7:30 pm - Karen Nathan - Lottery Discussion Forum

Woman steals credit cards, buys winning lottery ticket, gets arrestedReply
A thought has crossed my mind concerning theft and conspiracy to commit theft. This has to do with a major lottery winner and those who want some of it. We have heard the comments, You did not earn it so what's yours is mine. That could pay off a lot of debt . Anyone who conspires to steal my winnings is breaking the law. Conspiracy is illegal and can be prosecuted.
Feb 5, 2019, 6:09 am - music* - Lottery News

Calif. man knew he won $1M but lost the lottery ticketReply
This is BS, if you are clearly identifiable as the person that bought the ticket and the winner, you should get the money. This should be a good test case for a lawsuit against the lotteries. There are many scenarios where you could lose the ticket through no fault of your own, theft of your wallet, house fire, theft of your car etc. I believe that guy that won in Canada and did not know was notified by the lottery that he won because they had some sort of registration system which is good.
Mar 15, 2015, 11:27 pm - VenomV12 - Lottery News