{"id":116557,"date":"2019-10-07T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=116557"},"modified":"2021-07-09T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:20:08","slug":"uk-lottery-fraudster-edward-putman-imprisoned-for-nine-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/uk-lottery-fraudster-edward-putman-imprisoned-for-nine-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Lottery Scammer Edward Putman Imprisoned for Nine Years for Forging \u00a32.5 Million Ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"
A fraudster who claimed a \u00a32.5 million ($3 million) prize with a fake lottery ticket a decade ago was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison by a judge in Hertfordshire, UK. Edward Putman<\/a>, 54, was found to have conspired with an insider, Giles Knibbs, who worked for the UK National Lottery provider, Camelot. Knibbs committed suicide in 2015.<\/p>\n