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A lawyer for Edwin Castro<\/a>, the winner of the biggest lottery prize of all time, says he has viewed a security video of his client purchasing the historic Powerball ticket. David De Paoli believes the footage will banish a lawsuit<\/a> filed by Jose Rivera, who claims to be the rightful winner of the $2.08 billion prize.<\/p>\n

\"Edwin
Edwin Castro pictured leaving a bank in California. No wonder he\u2019s smiling. This week, his lawyer said footage proves he was the rightful winner. (Image: Splash News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rivera sued Castro in February 2023, a week after he claimed the prize. The plaintiff claimed he bought the ticket from Joe\u2019s Service Center in Altadena, Calif., on Nov. 7, 2022, but the suit alleges the ticket was stolen from him by his former landlord, Urachi F. \u201cReggie\u201d Romero. Rivera claims he doesn\u2019t know Castro and has no idea how the ticket ended up in his possession.<\/p>\n

According to De Paoli, the California State Lottery has footage of Castro buying the ticket at Joe\u2019s Service Center but hasn’t released it publicly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI have personally viewed the CCTV footage, and it is crystal clear,\u201d the attorney told The US Sun<\/em>.\u00a0\u201cEdwin Castro\u00a0purchased the winning Powerball ticket without question.\u201d<\/p>\n

Incredible Claim?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rivera\u2019s claim appeared to gain credibility in May when Romero told The New York Post<\/em> he believed his tenant did have the winning ticket, although he denied stealing it.<\/p>\n

I asked him why he picked two 10s. He said it was the date his parents both died. He picked 47 because that\u2019s how old he is,\u201d Romero explained to the\u00a0Post<\/em>. \u201cHe also said his dad always wanted a 1956 Chevy truck, so he picked 56. He had a reason why he chose every number, and he told me this before [the draw].\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The California Lottery initially said it was confident Castro was the real winner but added it was \u201cnot authorized to investigate any criminal activity among its players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last June, Pasadena police confirmed that they had relaunched a formal investigation into the matter \u2013 after initially closing the case \u2013 and were working closely with California Lottery investigators.<\/p>\n

Rivera Charged <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Last week, authorities formally charged Rivera<\/a> with filing a false police report. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 1, 2023, in Pasadena, according to The US Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Castro has been busy<\/a> collecting luxury cars and property. He currently owns a white Porsche 911 from the 1980s, a grey Ram 1500 TRX, and three Volkswagen Karmann Ghias, two black and one red. His latest purchase saw him add a British racing green 1970s Porsche 356 and a black Porsche 1980s 911, according to the Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He has purchased three new homes, including a $25 million property in the Hollywood Hills and an even larger one in Bel Air, worth $47 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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