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Man wins lottery two days after divorce from cheating wife finalizedNews Story
Until last Saturday, 2004 had been the worst year of Randy Fletchers life.On a cold mid-January day, the 29 year old Brownstown resident took a half-day off of work due to a severe case of diarrhea, only to find his wife of four years, Tara, in bed with a neighbor.Two months later, he wrecked his mint-condition 1956 Chevy that he had spent three years carefully restoring when a deer ran out in front of him.May brought even more heartache; Fletchers 12 year-old German Shepherd Molly was diagnosed
Jul 26, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Postal workers sue for share of Mega Millions lottery prizeNews Story
Post office colleagues of a man who won $175,000 in the Mega Millions lottery drawing say they were cheated out of a share of the prize.For nearly four years, 20 co-workers in suburban Olmsted Falls, Ohio chipped in $5 a week to buy lottery tickets. The group says they hit on five of six numbers drawn June 25.However, Stephen Kyle of Amherst said he had bought the winning ticket on his own. The $100 he spent on tickets for the lottery club, Kyle said, yielded a single $2 winner. I told them the
Jul 10, 2004, 3:34 am - Lottery News

Lottery scammer gets 18 monthsNews Story
A native of Russia was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday in federal court in Chicago for taking part in a telemarketing scam that cheated mostly elderly victims in the United States and Canada.Typically, victims were led to believe they had won a large cash prize but first had to send money to cover duty costs, taxes or liens.One 81-year-old woman from Aurora, repeatedly hit up for more and more money, dventually lost more than $200,000 in the scheme, authorities said.In pleading guilty
Mar 11, 2004, 5:20 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket thieves beginning to strike across TennesseeNews Story
Lottery fever isn't just for paying customers.Thieves from Memphis to Knoxville are trying to cash in on the games, and store owners are taking matters into their own hands to counter them.Ali Haimed of Memphis learned the hard way that criminals have a new target after the lottery's Jan. 20 startup. When he opened his store Jan. 30, about $1,500 worth of tickets and the clear display case they were in were both gone. They took the whole box, Haimed said.Several lottery ticket thefts have been
Feb 16, 2004, 6:01 am - Lottery News

Tennesseans cash inNews Story
Retailers were busy the first day of the Tennessee Lottery, but of the 3,500 retail locations selling the tickets less than 4 percent experienced major problems.Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) spokesperson Kym Gerlock said it was a good day overall with several $1,000 winners.Problems that occurred included that some retailers had tickets, but not the equipment or software to sell them, others had the equipment, but not the tickets.Lee Huang, owner of the Berry Hill Market, at 808
Jan 21, 2004, 5:32 am - Lottery News

Elderly woman loses $20,000 in lottery swindleNews Story
Police have issued a fraud alert after an 87-year-old Oakville woman was cheated out of more than $20,000.Halton police say the woman, who lives alone, had taken out bank drafts and couriered money to a Quebec address believing she had won $5 million in a lottery.Had police not become involved, they say the woman would have sent at least $50,000. It's an extremely sad situation because it appears this woman has sent money to this address at least four times, Halton Sergeant Val Hay said. Even
Dec 12, 2003, 5:32 am - Lottery News

Lottery winnings at heart of lawsuitNews Story
Deer hunting, snack food and Powerball have propelled two Laotian immigrants into a Polk County (Iowa) court battle over how they should split the proceeds of a winning lottery ticket.Ip Khanthapengxay contends that a friend, Nye Khamhuang, cheated Khanthapengxay out of his share of a $100,000 ticket purchased last year at a Des Moines QuikTrip store.Court papers say the two Des Moines men, who stopped for soft drinks at the beginning of a Dec. 21 deer-hunting trip, had an agreement at the time
Nov 17, 2003, 4:36 am - Lottery News

If you mail in a 'fee' to claim a 'sweepstakes' prize, you've lostNews Story
Listen to me:You have not won a sweepstakes that you can claim by mailing in a processing fee. Anybody who asks you to send in a processing fee to win a prize is lying to you.They have your name on a sucker list. They sell your name and address to one another. They want to take your money. They do not care whether you are elderly, or poor, or naive, or can't buy your pills.Let me tell you about Ruth.Ruth is 85. She is the mother of a woman I know in St. Petersburg. I am not using her last nam
Oct 27, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Spain Breaks Up Sweepstakes Fraud RingNews Story
Madrid police broke up a fraud ring that cheated hundreds of Americans and Canadians out of $35 million through scams such as a lottery simulating a Spanish Christmas sweepstakes, officials said Tuesday.A total of 103 people - mostly Nigerians - were arrested during raids in and around Madrid, police said.The ring allegedly swindled 500 people, mostly residents of the United States and Canada, this year through different methods, police spokesman Jose Maria Seara told national radio.Fifty people
Oct 15, 2003, 3:32 am - Lottery News

Former store clerk awarded $8 million over winning lottery ticketNews Story
A jury recommended Tuesday that a former convenience store clerk should receive $8 million because her boss allegedly cheated her out of a winning lottery ticket worth millions, attorneys said.Arwa Farraj was given about $3.98 million for the value of the ticket and $3.98 million for emotional distress in the verdict against the Circle K store chain and her former boss, Gurinder Ruby. The value of the ticket was based on the actual amount before taxes plus accruing interest, attorneys said.Juror
Oct 1, 2003, 3:48 am - Lottery News