Couple allegedly tries — and fails — to con Florida lotto out of $1 million jackpot
by TheBlaze
TheBlaze— A Florida couple recently met up with agents from the state lotto, apparently expecting to receive a massive payout, only to be arrested for alleged fraud instead.On March 1, 36-year-old Kira Enders walked into a Florida Lottery office in Pensacola and handed an employee there an allegedly winning 500X The Cash scratch-off ticket with a grand prize of $1 million. She even filled out the back portion of the ticket, which reportedly notes that any falsifications on the ticket can result in...
TooFab—Florida Couple Arrested For 'Crudely' Faking $1 Million Lottery Ticket. A Florida couple claimed they won the state lottery -- but instead of the million-dollar prize, they only won a free trip to jail, after being accused of "crudely" making a fake winning ticket. Kira Enders, 36, and her boyfriend Dakota Jones, 32, were arrested and charged with forgery/alteration of a lottery ticket with intent to defraud, passing a forged/altered state lottery ticket and larceny-grand theft of $100,000 or more, according to the Escamba County Sheriff's Office, via FOX...
BroBible—Ridiculously Lucky Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Jackpot Twice In 10 Weeks. Here we go again. Yet another person has defied seemingly insurmountable odds to win not one giant lottery jackpot, but two. It was revealed this week that Christine Wilson of Attleboro in Massachusetts, who won a million dollar prize on a Massachusetts State Lottery instant ticket on Feb. 23, just won ANOTHER million dollars playing […]
CP24—‘I would never move:’ Lakefield, Ont. couple who won $70M Lotto Max jackpot says they are staying put. A couple from Lakefield, Ont. says despite winning a $70 million Lotto Max jackpot, they aren’t even considering moving from their house in the small Central Ontario community near Peterborough that they call home. “I need a new kitchen,” Enid Hannon said with a laugh. “The house is going to be renovated. We are going to stay where we are. Our neighbours are amazing. Our location is perfect. So no, I would never move.” In a video released by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation on...