Crime

The record-breaking winner faces strangulation and assault charges after a woman reported being attacked in July.

A man allegedly showed up with a taped-together ticket and a jackpot claim twice the game's top prize.

Prosecutors say a fight over the prize escalated before a 75-year-old man was struck and killed by a car.

This Powerball winner's luck ran out the moment he cashed the ticket.

Officials say the store owner handed over $5, kept the winning ticket, and soon had investigators at his door.

A Chesapeake Beach man faces felony charges after a gun was pulled at a Fastop.

A Texas woman admitted to the fraudulent activity, prompting a judge to order restitution to Casey's.

Authorities say the case involves stolen scratch-offs, several locations, and video evidence from a 2025 scheme.

One allegedly targeted her workplace while the other allegedly took tickets from a separate convenience store.

Prosecutors say there wasn't enough evidence against her, but her husband still faces several serious charges.

A forged signature and a gambling ban in Spain left her unable to collect €35,000 as the legal fight continues.

He investigated lottery fraud. Now he's accused of stealing cash mailed by elderly scam victims.

The Kentucky jackpot winner has now faced four arrests since becoming an overnight multimillionaire in 2025.

A chance estate sale find is bringing one of Pennsylvania's most notorious lottery scandals back to life.

A grand jury returned new charges tied to a 2025 crash that allegedly endangered another driver.

The alleged scheme involved entire books of scratch-offs over several months before managers noticed.

The cases involve a Walmart cashier, missing ticket books, and claims of lottery fraud.

Authorities claim a scratch-off winner was never properly validated before payouts were made.

From stolen scratch-offs to a $15,000 scam, recent cases show how lottery schemes take many forms.

Authorities say the employee tried to turn a fake $1,000 winner into an $800 payday.

Investigators say the suspect searched for winning tickets among packs that had not yet been activated.

How do you win the lottery 358 times? Ask the guy behind the counter.

They told the world he won millions, but it was all a lie.

Investigators say surveillance video helped uncover an alleged South Carolina scheme worth more than $11,000.

Testimony about a Gucci shoebox, missing cash, and a red Porsche flipped the entire case upside down.

Fake invoices and threats turned hope into losses for thousands of victims.

A shop owner's actions are under scrutiny as a family claims a winning ticket was never revealed.

Stolen tickets, a bicycle, and a phone call led the man's lottery scheme to come undone.

Another arrest adds to a growing list of legal issues since his 2025 win.

Investigators say stolen pull tabs and prize money added up over multiple shifts.