Crawford Shaw, a lawyer from Bedford, New York, turned in a winning Iowa lottery ticket more than a year after it was purchased, and less than two hours before it expired, but has refused to explain how he got hold of it. Instead, he has withdrawn his claim for the $10.3 million prize (also payable as $7.5 million in cash), probably because he has a history of fraud charges.

Article source: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/01/ny-lawyer-gives-up-on-shady-lottery-claim.html

Tags: