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Pair arrested for allegedly stealing lottery ticketsNews Story
Police say they found stolen scratchers at the couple's hotel Two Glendale, California, residents were arrested Sunday for allegedly stealing dozens of lottery scratchers after distracting a store clerk, police said. Melody Keshishzadeh, 20, and Sevak Vardumyan, 21, were arrested about 4:40 p.m. at the Days Inn on Pioneer Drive after police spotted their Cadillac in the parking lot, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Either way, the scratchers would have been a losing prospect. St
Apr 12, 2011, 2:35 pm - Lottery News

Man gets 23 years for robbing Illinois lottery winnerNews Story
A Rolling Meadows man shot four times when two masked intruders invaded his residence in search of lottery winnings says he still worries about being home alone at night. On Friday a Cook County judge sentenced one of his assailants to 23 years in prison. Robert English, formerly of Berwyn, received the sentence Friday in exchange for his guilty plea to attempted first-degree murder, home invasion and aggravated battery with a firearm. All are class X felonies punishable by up to 30 years
Apr 3, 2011, 7:39 am - Lottery News

7 guilty in $2M lottery fraudNews Story
Seven people have pleaded guilty in a lottery telemarketing fraud that U.S. prosecutors say bilked mostly elderly victims out of an estimated $2 million. Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Tuesday the seven all residents of Israel carried out the fraud in 2007 and 2008. Lior Orgad, David Yamin, and Mor Galanti pleaded guilty in New York, while Guy Mayo, Elad Mayo, Asi Almakias and Yaniv Kalbers entered guilty pleas March 15, the U.S. Justice Department
Mar 23, 2011, 2:04 pm - Lottery News

N.C. store owner accused of stealing winning lottery ticketNews Story
Kecia Nehring Parker's favorite lottery numbers turned out to be lucky in more than one way. Not only did they win her a prize of nearly $88,000, but her clockwork regularity in playing them enabled North Carolina State Education Lottery investigators to track her down after they took the winning ticket from a convenience store owner accused of trying to steal her jackpot. I was very surprised, she said Friday. But it's definitely a good surprise. Dunn police say that when Parker brou
Mar 18, 2011, 4:18 pm - 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 - Lottery News

Texas man alters lottery ticket, tries to claim prizeNews Story
Did the Scotch tape give it away? A Houston man is accused of altering a lottery ticket last year to claim the cash prize, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said. Allen Hudaifa, 57, was charged on Friday with claiming a lottery prize by fraud a second-degree felony, officials said. In February 2010, Hudaifa tried to redeem a scratch-off lottery ticket that would have netted him $1,000 a week for 20 years. But it was clear the alleged winning ticket had been tampered with,
Feb 14, 2011, 7:33 am - Lottery News

28 arrested in N.Y. gambling stingNews Story
Officers from the Rockland County Intelligence Center and the town rounded up 28 people Thursday night in a crackdown on an illegal lottery ring. The joint raids were the result of a five-month joint investigation, authorities said. Rockland County Sheriff's Department Capt. William Barbera, captain of the Intelligence Center, said about 11:30 p.m. that police had processed the suspects at the West Haverstraw Community Center, 130 Samsondale Ave., where officers had set up portable process
Feb 4, 2011, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Lottery scam victims finally get $12.5M jackpotNews Story
They had to wait seven years, but seven Ontario men each collected checks for more than $2 million Thursday, their share of a lottery win originally awarded to a woman now facing fraud charges. The men, all friends and former co-workers who lay cable for a living, will each receive $2.1 million their share of the original $12.5 million jackpot plus $2.3 million in interest for a total of $14.8 million split seven ways. The men bought the ticket jointly while working together at a construct
Jan 28, 2011, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner charged in tax conspiracyNews Story
In February 2008, Kendrick D. Francis won a 10,000-to-one bet on the Pennsylvania Lottery's Big 4 game for a payday of $532,000. But, federal prosecutors in Delaware said, that apparently wasn't enough for Francis, a Wilmington resident, who then conspired with a convenience-store operator to hide his winnings and make it appear a number of other people had won instead to avoid federal taxes. This month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Delaware filed felony conspiracy and tax evasion charge
Jan 26, 2011, 4:01 pm - Lottery News

Florida shopkeeper accused of taking tourist's lottery winningsNews Story
Naji Farah thought it was his lucky day: a $5,000 lottery prize. The only problem, police say, the lottery ticket wasn't his. The Miami Beach market owner is accused of scamming the rightful owner, telling the man the ticket was worth $600 and pocketing the rest. Police arrested Farah, 45, this week on a charge of felony grand theft. And Florida lottery officials have suspended his store's license while the criminal charges are pending. Miami Beach police say Farah took advantage of
Dec 10, 2010, 7:11 am - Lottery News