A father and son will go to prison for a $20 million lottery scheme
A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally claim more than $20 million in lottery winnings and lie on their tax returns to dodge more than $6 million in federal taxes, prosecutors said.
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Shop clerk 'stole misplaced £3m lottery ticket'
Officials opened an investigation after Carly Nunes claimed her prize with a torn and burned ticket.
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A liquor store clerk was indicted after she allegedly tried to claim a winning $3 million lottery ticket left by a customer
A liquor store clerk schemed, stole and tried to cash out a winning $3 million lottery ticket, a Massachusetts county prosecutor said, before investigators -- helped by technology -- launched a hunt for the rightful winner.
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Initial jobless claims fell last week as fraudulent activity in Massachusetts clouds data
The number of first-time claims for weekly jobless benefits fell last week to 242,000, down 22,000 from 264,000 the week before, according to data published Thursday by the Department of Labor.
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