The winner of a historic $2 billion Powerball jackpot in the United States has been charged in a civil court with stealing the winning ticket from an American, which claims video footage of the ticket purchase.
“They have the video, but it’s not that [Edwin] Castro on it… [La Commission des loteries de l’État de Californie] should be held accountable for her negligent conduct,” according to The New York Post, the American would have teased Jose Rivera in a civil lawsuit.
The man is believed to have been the one who bought the winning ticket at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, California, the same location where the winner’s historic $2.04 billion (approximately CAD$2.67 billion) indicated that they had bought their own ticket.
According to him, he showed the winning ticket to the owner of his accommodation, Urachi Reggie Romero, whom he accused of stealing the ticket from his table before it got into Edwin Castro’s hands.
The winner opted for a one-time lump sum payment of US$997.6 million (approximately CAD$1.3 billion) after being declared the winner in February.
“When it comes to the process of verifying big winners, the California Lottery has the utmost confidence in its process,” spokeswoman Carolyn Becker reportedly said in a statement, reiterating that the commission “is confident that Edwin Castro is the legitimate winner.” “.