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Lottery Calls Theft Suspect a Winner

The Texas Lottery Commission won't give an unemployed man a $1 million prize, even though a man who allegedly stole his ticket and cashed it in faces fraud charges. Local prosecutors say they plan to give Willis Willis more than $350,000 seized from the suspect's bank account. But for the commission, it all comes down to who signed the winning paper.
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Hit the Jackpot? Not So Fast, Casino Says

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A Florida casino agrees to settle with a man whose $166 million slot jackpot was the result of what the casino says was a machine malfunction. Bill Seebeck thought he had won big at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino outside Tampa. Apparently this isn't the first time a casino has attributed an unusually large jackpot to a machine problem.
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First-Time Lotto Player Wins $5 Million

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James Bush, 50, of South Daytona, Fla. shown with fellow winner Glynn Shelfer, lays claim to $1 million after winning his third lottery. He bought the winning ticket at the Circle K in Port Orange, Fla.
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Man Turns Lottery Losses Into Wins

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How do you turn straw into gold? New Hampshire resident William Rudd knows. In his case, losing lottery tickets are the straw. Thanks to a state program that lets people use losing tickets to enter drawings for other prizes, Rudd has won more than 1,500 items, such as food, gift certificates and event tickets.
Also: Clerk Stole $1M Lottery Ticket, Cops Say
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Doctor Wins $189M Powerball Prize

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A dermatologist wins the largest jackpot ever awarded in Florida history, nabbing $189 million in the Powerball game. Dr. William Steele opts to take a $101 million lump-sum payment and says he plans to donate much of the money to charity.
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Embezzler Wins Big in Lottery

While awaiting trial for embezzlement, a Kansas man learns he has won the state lottery. Paul W. Lyle, 53, eventually pleaded guilty to stealing an estimated $88,000 from his employer to support his addiction to scratch-off lottery tickets. The $96,000 he won will be used to repay the stolen money.
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A 42-year-old man upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said. Read More

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Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner and one-time candidate for Homeland Security chief, was freed from jail Tuesday for the holidays to await sentencing on federal crimes. Read More

Virginia's governor refused to spare the life of John Allen Muhammad and cleared the way for his execution Tuesday night for the sniper attacks in 2002 that left 10 dead and spread such fear people were afraid to go shopping, cut grass or pump gas. Read More

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