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N.Y. man pleads guilty in bogus lottery scheme

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.

N.Y. man pleads guilty in bogus lottery scheme

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.

Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots on the rise; Sunday's lottery results

Powerball’s prize for Wednesday is $184 million, with no tickets matching Saturday’s numbers of 14-22-23-41-61 Powerball 9 Powerplay 3x. One ticket sold in Texas matched five numbers with the Powerplay and is worth $2 million, while tickets sold in Minnesota and New Jersey matched five numbers without the Powerplay and are worth $1 million each.

Resurrected lottery allocation not a game changer for local schools

Local school divisions next year are being given more freedom in how they spend revenue gained from the Virginia lottery. For the state’s fiscal years 2017-18 biennial budget, the General Assembly allocated a total of $193.7 million of state lottery profits to a per-pupil supplement for school divisions.

Winning Powerball Numbers April 9: Any $168 Million Jackpot Winners?

What are the winning Powerball numbers for April 9? Saturday night’s jackpot is $168 million – match all five white balls and the red Powerball and you’ll be able to pay off your bills with plenty of money to spare. Scroll down to see the results from tonight’s Powerball drawing and find out if the numbers on your ticket brought you some good luck.

New York man pleads guilty to bogus lottery scheme

Twenty-nine-year-old Wilder Vladimir Merelan, of Hempstead, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Prosecutors say Merelan and his co-conspirators told people they had won millions of dollars through the lottery but needed to pay taxes on their winnings before receiving the funds.

New York man pleads guilty to bogus lottery scheme

Twenty-nine-year-old Wilder Vladimir Merelan, of Hempstead, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Prosecutors say Merelan and his co-conspirators told people they had won millions of dollars through the lottery but needed to pay taxes on their winnings before receiving the funds.

2nd Suspect Arrested In Multi-State Lottery Scam

Now forensic evidence, described as a “breakthrough” by investigators, have led to charges being filed against Tipton’s younger brother, Tommy Tipton, a former justice of the peace and reserve police officer in Texas for his role in securing the Colorado and Oklahoma jackpots, which allegedly netted him $1.2m in cash. Eddie Tipton was convicted in July 2015 for tampering with lottery equipment to win a $16.5 million jackpot ticket in Iowa.

11 things we'd do if Reading won the lottery

One lucky winner bagged themselves the UK record for The National Lottery’s biggest cash prize with a single ticket on Wednesday, April 6. The 35.1 million jackpot is a mind-blowing sum of money being the biggest prize in the British game’s history. Wednesday’s winning numbers 50, 57, 31, 17, 41 and 15 were matched to win 35,133,888.

11 things we'd do if Reading won the lottery

One lucky winner bagged themselves the UK record for The National Lottery’s biggest cash prize with a single ticket on Wednesday, April 6. The 35.1 million jackpot is a mind-blowing sum of money being the biggest prize in the British game’s history. Wednesday’s winning numbers 50, 57, 31, 17, 41 and 15 were matched to win 35,133,888.