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UPS worker busts up lottery scamNews Story
An alert New York UPS employee is credited with saving an elderly Iowa woman from losing thousands of dollars in cash. The worker called police on Tuesday when he felt something wasn't right about a package that had been delivered to the Union Road store. An investigation showed the box contained $8,300 and was sent from an 81-year-old Iowa woman. The woman got a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and was told she needed to send the money to process a cash prize she had won i
Oct 27, 2016, 8:57 pm - Lottery News

Raised hackles and shears over a lottery card mix-upNews Story
The old man shuffled along West 10th Street on Thursday toward the police station in Manhattan. He has lived next door for decades. He had a question. He paused before the decorative iron fence marked 6th PCT, and the plaque naming its donors: The Camacho Family. That was his extended family, with whom the man, Jose Cardoso, has lived on the block since the 1950s. He entered the police precinct house, walking past uniformed officers, sticking his head into a detective's office and shouting
Sep 12, 2016, 8:57 am - Lottery News

NY man sentenced to 4+ years in prison for lottery scam targeting elderlyNews Story
A New York man who ran a bogus lottery scam, in which elderly people were told they won millions but would have to pay taxes in advance to receive a payout, has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison and ordered to repay more than $733,000. Wilder Vladimir Merelan, 29, of West Hempsted, New York, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison by Judge Mark L. Wolf in U.S. District Court in Boston, according to the U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office. Wolf also ordered him to p
Aug 11, 2016, 2:13 pm - Lottery News

New York Governor signs bill to allow daily fantasy sportsNews Story
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Wednesday to allow the resumption of daily fantasy sports in New York. The measure calls the popular online contests a game of skill. That legal definition resolves the central argument in a lawsuit brought against the country's two top fantasy-sports companies by the state attorney general. He had likened the online matches to illegal gambling operations based on chance. This legislation strikes the right balance that allows this activity to conti
Aug 4, 2016, 8:56 am - Lottery News

Man buys wrong lottery ticket, wins $169 millionNews Story
Her husband didn't listen and it paid off to the tune of $169 million. Mega Millions winner Nancy Viola asked her husband, Vito Viola an NYPD sergeant to buy Powerball tickets from the 2520 Foodmart in the Willowbrook section of Staten Island on Jan. 8. She had the Powerball fever that was gripping the country. Because the jackpot was $900 million, she said. It was big. It was all everybody was talking about. He didn't listen. Instead, her husband used a leftover dollar to buy a Quick
Jul 1, 2016, 6:37 pm - Lottery News

New York State lawmakers vote to legalize fantasy sportsNews Story
Months after being halted by the New York attorney general, daily fantasy sports won a major victory early Saturday as state lawmakers moved to legalize the online games. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, has not yet indicated that he will sign the bill, but the final legislation included proposed modifications from his staff, suggesting at least some degree of support. Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general who first declared war on the industry last fall, declaring fantasy sports to
Jun 18, 2016, 2:53 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. man pleads guilty in bogus lottery schemeNews Story
A West Hempstead, New York, man pleaded guilty to federal charges in a Boston courtroom Friday in connection with his role in a fake lottery scam targeting senior citizens. Wilder Vladimir Merelan, 29, admitted he helped scheme to victimize people ranging in age from 69 to 91 between 2012 and 2015, according to the Massachusetts U.S. attorney's office. The victims were told they had won millions in a lottery but had to pay taxes first to the Internal Revenue Service before they could get t
Apr 11, 2016, 5:45 am - Lottery News

Parking garage attendant wins lottery, immediately quits jobNews Story
A New York City parking garage attendant hit the lottery jackpot, promptly quit his job, and now plans to hire his very own chauffeur. Gregory Velez said he'll be enjoying life on Easy Street after accepting a lump sum $4.63 million after taxes Thursday from the New York Lottery, after nailing all six numbers in a Cash4Life drawing. I'm going to be like Arthur and get a chauffeur, joked Velez, 58, referencing the 1981 romance flick. The three-decade garage worker has boredom to thank f
Mar 31, 2016, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Cab driver's friend steals his $50,000 winning Powerball ticketNews Story
A Bronx, New York, cab driver with big money woes swiped his buddy's winning $50,000 Powerball ticket then tried to pass it off as his own, authorities said Tuesday. Segura Rubelin's pal Victor Castillo didn't win the $1.5 billion jackpot that sent the nation into a fever pitch two weeks ago. But the fortunate friend knew he had won enough money to tide him over for a while until he said the man who was like a brother to him snatched the ticket out of his hand. And if that wasn't enough
Jan 27, 2016, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

Fantasy sports sites back in business in N.Y. after appealNews Story
DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. can continue doing business in New York for now, after an appeals court halted a trial judge's order to temporarily halt daily fantasy games in the state. An appeals judge on Friday granted the companies a reprieve until an appellate panel has a chance to rule on a request to block the temporary ban while the companies challenge it. Final papers in this first stage of the appeal are due Jan. 4, said Joshua Schiller, a lawyer for DraftKings, meaning New York
Dec 11, 2015, 5:16 pm - Lottery News