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Sex offender wins Alaska lottery that aids sex abuse victimsNews Story
The winner of the $500,000 Alaska lottery to benefit a nonprofit that aids victims of sexual abuse is himself a convicted sex offender. Alec Ahsoak, 53, came forward to claim his winnings on Saturday, said lottery organizer Abe Spicola, who owns Lucky Times Pull Tabs in Anchorage. He said he was going to buy a house and said he was going to donate part of it to God, and you know charity, Spicola said. Specifically, Ahsoak said he planned to give $100,000 of the jackpot to Standing Toge
Jan 11, 2009, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Florida woman loses $40,000 in lottery ticket scamNews Story
A South Florida elderly woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars in an alleged lottery ticket scam, police said. Pembroke Pines police said that on Oct. 24 Aydee Suarez-Ospina, 72, was approached by the a Hispanic man and woman at the Bravo Supermarket at 12141 Pembroke Road. Police said the man told Suarez-Ospina that he was in possession of a winning lottery ticket and needed assistance in claiming the prize because he was not a U.S. citizen. The female suspect, pretending to overhe
Dec 5, 2008, 4:42 pm - Lottery News

Lottery Post member subject of new motion pictureNews Story
'Infringed' opens in theaters early 2009 Known at Lottery Post as Jim695, Jim Grimes lived a story compelling enough for the silver screen As the producer of director Neil LaBute's award-winning In the Company of Men and other features, Fort Wayne filmmaker Mark Archer knows a good story when he sees one. He knows Jim Grimes' story is a good one and will soon be telling it on the big screen. I don't think 'Infringed' will make it into many film festivals. I'm in the super-minority i
Oct 29, 2008, 11:48 am - Lottery News

Two get bail in Ontario lottery jackpot theft caseNews Story
Mother, daughter freed amid accusations they stole $3.5M ticket A Windsor woman accused of taking her 81-year-old husband's $3.5 million winning lottery ticket and the daughter who cashed it in were released on bail in Ontario court Thursday. Mary Patricia Moore, 59, and daughter Bobbie-Jo Arnold, 39, were arrested Wednesday for fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, false pretenses and uttering a forged document. Arnold signed the winning ticket and claimed the April
Oct 3, 2008, 9:23 am - Lottery News

4 charged in killing of $250,000 lottery winner in OhioNews Story
Burglars returned again and again to the home of a $250,000 Ohio Lottery winner who had two Jaguars, a Rolex watch and lots of cash. The final intrusion, apparently by different criminals, left the 78-year-old retired stockbroker dead of a gunshot wound. Police aren't saying if Lee Kost's death last Thursday was related to the Mega Millions prize that he won on Sept. 28. But it was clear burglars focused on his home, hitting the house sometime early in the year, again about March 11 and on Ap
May 20, 2008, 11:08 pm - Lottery News

'Most dangerous' sex offender wins $10M lottery jackpotNews Story
A convicted Level 3 sex offender has won $10 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery. The Worcester Gazette Telegram reports 56-year-old Daniel Snay, of Uxbridge, could now face charges because he failed to notify authorities that he had moved, according to Connecticut State Police. I'm flabbergasted, Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance told the Telegram. His whereabouts, until you told me about this, have been unknown to us. But I guess you could say he's very fortunate. S
Feb 10, 2008, 9:15 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket thief sentencedNews Story
East Greenbush woman to serve six months of weekends in jail despite pleas for leniency An East Greenbush woman who admitted stealing a $25,000 winning lottery ticket was sentenced Thursday to six months of weekends in jail, despite pleas from her attorney that the court show some mercy and drop the jail time. Kelly Clifford, 21, appeared before Judge Robert Jacon for sentencing last week, when her lawyer, John Kelleher, asked for compassion for his client. During that appearance, Kel
Jan 11, 2008, 8:38 am - Lottery News

FBI following leads in lottery scamNews Story
A Monroe, New York, man became the unwitting middleman in a sweepstakes-style international lottery scam that had the potential of bilking tens of thousands of dollars from its victims, police said. Monroe police Detective Jim Frankild worked with Warminster, Pa., police to investigate the scam, which, according to Frankild, went like this: A con man calls an elderly Warminster woman and tells her that she's the second-place winner of the Canadian lottery, even though she never played. The vi
Jan 9, 2008, 12:20 pm - Lottery News

Student wins lottery, leaves schoolNews Story
A college student withdrew from school after winning the 5 million yuan ($683,000) jackpot in a lottery in China's eastern city of Nanjing, local media reported on Thursday. The second-year student at the Jiangsu Maritime Institute, identified by the nickname Yong to protect his identity, was the sole first-prize winner in the Double Color Ball issued by the China Welfare Lottery on Tuesday, the Beijing News said. After winning the lottery, Yong told his roommates that he would share 2
Dec 30, 2007, 11:23 am - Lottery News

Study reveals online gambling led to *fewer* gambling problemsNews Story
A report released by the British government's Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary. In fact, there may be fewer problems today than before gambling was legalized in Great Britain on the Internet. The British Gambling Prevalence Survey is a large-scale nationally representative survey of participation in gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling in Great Britain. The first B
Sep 19, 2007, 5:17 pm - Lottery News