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Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M

Or, how Mass. might take back this ex-con's lottery jackpot

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2007 2:10 PM CST

(Newser) – A Massachusetts man who scored a $1 million jackpot this week wasn’t allowed to buy his ticket to begin with: He’s a twice-convicted bank robber whose five-year probation bars him from gambling. Now, the Globe reports, Timothy Elliot will find himself betting on...   Read full story »

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