Newcastle man arrested in lottery scam
October 9, 2010
By Staff
NEW — 6 a.m. Oct. 9, 2010
A 23-year-old Newcastle man was arrested for taking part in a Washington State Lottery scam in Everett Oct. 6.
The man, a clerk at a convenience store, was arrested during a sting operation when he attempted to retrieve the winnings from a customer’s lottery ticket.
The customer who brought the winning ticket to the store was a Washington Lottery investigator, and he attempted to cash in a ticket worth $1,000. The clerk and the store’s manager told the man his ticket was only worth $2, and they only awarded him that amount, police said.
Later that day, the clerk and the manager attempted to retrieve the $1,000 reward, but were arrested.
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