The winner of the $2 billion historic Powerball jackpot in the United States has been charged in civil court with stealing the winning ticket from an American claiming video footage of the ticket purchase.
They have the video, but it isn’t [Edwin] Castro is…[La Commission des loteries de l’État de Californie] She should be held responsible because she was negligent,” she would have attacked American Jose Rivera in a civil suit, according to the New York Post.
Thus, the man claims to be the person who purchased the winning ticket at a Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California, the same place where the winner of the historic $2.04 billion (about $2.67 billion Canadian) said he purchased a ticket.
According to him, he showed the winning ticket to the owner of his residence, Urashi “Reggie” Romero, who accused him of stealing the ticket from his table, before it ended up in the hands of Edwin Castro.
The winner opted for a one-time lump sum payment of US$997.6 million (about C$1.3 billion) after being declared the winner in February.
“When it comes to the process of verifying major winners, the California Lottery has the utmost confidence in its process,” spokeswoman Caroline Baker said in a statement, and confirmed that the committee would be “satisfied that Edwin Castro is the legitimate winner.”
