Lottery Master-Scammer<\/strong><\/h2>\nEddie Tipton was the head of IT security at the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), a position that enabled him to install a self-destructing hack program into the random number generator. This instructed the computer to select a set of numbers known only to Tipton on three days of the year.<\/p>\n
The Tiptons were arrested in 2010. After clumsily trying to collect a $16.5 million Iowa jackpot anonymously via a third party, MUSL officials became suspicious and examined the security from the convenience store where the \u201cwinning ticket\u201d had been purchased. They immediately recognized a colleague, Eddie Tipton, despite his attempt to disguise himself with a large scarf and a hat.<\/p>\n
Colorado agreed not to prosecute the Tiptons after they signed a restitution agreement to repay $1,137,980, which was the total amount of the two fraudulent tickets. The brothers were also implicated in rigging lottery draws in Wisconsin, Kansas and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
Robert Duncan, a lawyer for Massihzadeh, said he was disappointed with Thursday’s decision and that he and his colleagues would now consider whether to appeal to the highest court in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur job will be to ascertain how would this matter fit into the grand scheme of things in the Colorado Supreme Court and whether to ask or not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Boulder, Colorado man who shared a lottery jackpot in 2005 with two brothers who were later convicted of fixing the draw, is not entitled to the full whack, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. Amir Massihzadeh won $568,990, after tax, 14 years ago — his share of a jackpot split three ways with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":107517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60,13699],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Man Not Entitled to Full Lottery Prize Split Three Ways With Fraudsters<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n