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Part of stolen lottery jackpot is returned to Texas manNews Story
Willis Willis will finally get some of his $1 million lottery jackpot. On Tuesday, state District Judge Bob Perkins signed an order restoring to the Grand Prairie man $395,000 seized from the bank account of a store clerk accused of stealing the winning ticket. I feel pretty good, a bit relieved, said Willis, 67, shortly after the hearing in Austin. I'm glad we finally made it to this point. Willis said he planned to spend part of the money on medical bills and a daughter's college tu
Feb 17, 2010, 10:15 pm - Lottery News

Mom of murdered lottery winner speaksNews Story
Includes video report The mother of a murdered Florida Lottery winner is talking about her son's death. Investigators found the body of Abraham Shakespeare last week buried near a home in Plant City. Shakespeare won a $30 million lottery jackpot in 2006, then disappeared last April. On Tuesday, police charged 37-year-old Dee Dee Moore as an accessory to murder in the case. Shakespeare's mother, Elizabeth Walker, doesn't understand why Moore would harm her son. I would like to say, '
Feb 6, 2010, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Friend charged with hiding lottery winner's deathNews Story
Just over a week ago, a friend of a missing Florida lottery winner approached an acquaintance with a chilling request, according to detectives: Dig up the body of the dead man in her backyard. That woman, Dorice DeeDee Moore, was charged Tuesday with trying to conceal the slaying of the man who disappeared after winning millions. The dead man, Abraham Shakespeare, was last seen in April more than two years after he took a lump-sum payment of $17 million on a $30 million jackpot. Moore has
Feb 3, 2010, 10:10 am - Lottery News

Remains are that of missing lottery winnerNews Story
Cause of death not yet determined A body found Thursday in Plant City is that of missing Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare of Lakeland, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed yesterday. The body was identified through fingerprints, said Debbie Carter, Hillsborough County Sheriff spokeswoman. The cause of death has not been determined at this time, and we do not anticipate having a cause of death until Monday, she said. The detectives have completed the search at 58
Jan 30, 2010, 8:17 pm - Lottery News

Police: Fla. Lotto winner buried under concreteNews Story
Human remains found buried under recently added concrete at a home in Plant City, Florida, are likely those of missing lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare, police said Thursday. Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said the body was slowly being uncovered. They are awaiting positive identification. However, Gee said their investigation and information specifically led them to the area after they began to believe he might be dead because of sinister means and motives. Our indicati
Jan 28, 2010, 10:24 pm - Lottery News

Investigators dig for evidence in missing Florida Lottery winner caseNews Story
Investigators assembled at a Plant City, Fla., home, to look for evidence that the dramatic saga of a missing lottery winner ended in his murder. Law enforcement officials from Hillsborough and Polk counties converged on two neighboring yards along Highway 60 near Farkas Road, just west of Turkey Creek Road. Detectives with metal detectors are combing the scene, looking for evidence in connection with the case of long-missing lotto winner Abraham Shakespeare. The dig marks yet another t
Jan 27, 2010, 4:27 pm - Lottery News

Florida sheriff fears lottery winner murderedNews Story
A truck driver's assistant who won $16.9 million in the Florida lottery in 2006 is feared dead after not being seen by friends or relatives since April. Abraham Lee Shakespeare, 43, was reported missing by a police informant in November. There are a lot of odd and bizarre circumstances in this case, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. We fear and are preparing for the worst. We're working this case as if it were a homicide. Donna Wood, public information officer for the Polk County Sher
Jan 6, 2010, 5:36 pm - Lottery News

Store manager charged after winning lotteryNews Story
Indiana woman pleads guilty to buying ticket from own store An Indiana woman who won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery game will be serving probation instead of spending her winnings. Betty Jacobi, 54, who managed the Cowboy's Gas and Convenience store in New Salisbury, bought the $20 ticket in June from her own store, a violation of lottery policy, 6News' Derrik Thomas reported. Because Jacobi couldn't legally claim the money, prosecutors said she gave the ticket to her daughter, Jon
Jan 5, 2010, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Stringing along Jamaican lottery scammersNews Story
It's a little suspicious when the address linked to a call notifying someone they won the Maryland Lottery is in Michigan. Or Ohio. And Richard Drexel, who has worked in security for part of his career, is no fool. As soon as the call came in for his son, also Richard, the elder Drexel called the Maryland Lottery. No, in fact, they don't call you to notify you you've won they have other means. And they certainly don't ask you to pony up $150 to pay for fees and taxes before you can collect
Dec 14, 2009, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Elderly man makes the right call on lottery scamNews Story
In the Star-Telegram Watchdog column, Dave Lieber recounts how an 86-year-old man did the right thing by not getting hooked in by lottery scammers again. For more than a year, George Kahak has followed my request that he call me before investing any more money in get-rich schemes. The 86-year-old former chief pilot for American Airlines is a compulsive scam victim. He's lost tens of thousands of dollars in dozens of scams. The other day, he called to say that he won $500,000 in a lottery a
Dec 14, 2009, 8:19 am - Lottery News