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Fresno Woman Pleads Guilty to Committing $100,000 in Credit Card Fraud

DOJ PressOctober 23, 20210

FRESNO, Calif. — Alena Nicole George, 43, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to access device fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, from February through April 2019, George used a credit card that was fraudulently opened in the identity of a victim with a name similar to her own name to make $100,000 in purchases at national retailers and cash advances at a national bank. This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Vincente Tennerelli and Joseph Barton are prosecuting the

Palmetto Cash 5 Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold in Rock Hill

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 22, 20210

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Someone in Rock Hill won $100,000 in Thursday’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing. The lucky ticket was bought at the Little Giant #2 at 1190 S. Anderson Rd. in Rock Hill. The Palmetto Cash 5 ticket matched all five numbers drawn on Thursday, October 21, for a prize of $100,000. Had the ticket holder “Powered-Up” for an additional $1, the $100,000 top prize would have multiplied to $1 million. Palmetto Cash 5 – Thursday, October 211 – 21 – 27 – 28 – 36 Power-Up: 10 Check your tickets. The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. For

Brooklyn Park Delivery Driver finally gets his Lucky Ticket worth $100,000

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 22, 20210

BROOKLYN PARK, MARYLAND – For years, a night-shift delivery driver from Brooklyn Park has heard the same thing from the clerk at the gas station where he stops to buy Maryland Lottery games. The clerk always quips: “This is a very lucky ticket.” Early on the morning of Oct. 19, the clerk was right. The $100,000 Extreme Cash ticket the driver purchased turned out to be worth the full $100,000 top prize. The first thing he did was inform his wife. “He asked me if I was sitting down and I said, ‘It’s 4 in the morning. I’m in bed,’” she recalled

Baltimore Mom Holds Back Tears after $100,000 Lucky scratch-off Win

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 22, 20210

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A lucky Baltimore woman experienced an interesting turn of events, thanks to the Maryland Lottery, that nearly brought her to happy tears. After undergoing some very challenging circumstances, the mother of two saw her situation take a rapid turn for the better when she scored a $100,000 top-prize win on a $100,000 Lucky scratch-off! The 33-year-old found her big win after stopping for gas at Royal Farms #042 located at 1302 Windlass Drive in Baltimore. While there, she decided to buy Lottery games. Her luck began when she purchased a $10 instant ticket and won $20. The scratch-off fan

Lucky Dad from Rosedale wins $100,000 on Scratch-Off

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 20, 20210

ROSEDALE, MARYLAND – A single dad from Rosedale scored a $100,000 payday thanks to a win on the Ca$h Bonus scratch-off game. Playing Maryland Lottery scratch-offs has been a just-for-fun activity for a single dad from Rosedale, but the fun expanded explosively last weekend. He won $100,000 on a $10 Ca$h Bonus instant ticket! “I told my family and we were just running around the house,” he told Lottery officials after claiming his prize. “I was in shock. I can’t believe it.” Even after taking a seat in the Lottery Winner’s Circle, the reality of the situation still wasn’t sinking in, he said. “Lucky

$100,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Howard County

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 19, 20210

ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND – Congratulations to the lucky Powerball player who bought a $100,000 winning ticket in the Monday, Oct. 18 drawing. Adding Power Play to the ticket doubled the third-tier prize! Check your ticket if you bought it from Ellicott City Exxon located at 4235 Montgomery Road in Howard County. The winning numbers to match were 30, 32, 48, 53 and 63; the Powerball was 12 and the Power Play multiplier was x2. Even though no one hit the jackpot, there were 7,200 winning tickets sold in our state ranging from $4 to $100,000. Lottery officials encourage winners to sign the backs of their tickets immediately and

Lebanon-Based Terror Group Says They Have 100,000 Trained Fighters

The Daily CallerOctober 18, 20210

The leader of a Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim terror group known as Hezbollah announced that the organization has 100,000 trained fighters, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah announced that the terrorist group has 100,000 fighters during his first address since seven people were killed in a gunfight in Beirut on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The exact number of fighters is difficult to verify because of the group’s secrecy, but if Nasrallah’s figure is accurate, then Hezbollah fighters outnumber Lebanon’s own armed forces. “The real program for the Lebanese Forces is civil war,” Nasrallah said, the

Lucky Cousins From Baltimore Win Scratch-off Splitting $100,000 Prize

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 18, 20210

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – James Price of Baltimore is splitting a $100,000 Ca$h Bonus instant ticket prize with his scratch-off partner. Lucky pair found top prize in $10 Ca$h Bonus game James Price of Baltimore told Maryland Lottery officials that running his small business keeps him very busy, but he still finds time to enjoy the hobby he shares with his cousin. The pair play Lottery games together, splitting the work – one picks the instant tickets and the other scratches them off. On Wednesday, they split the work once more, each taking half of a $100,000 scratch-off prize. “We choose them at random,” James

Abingdon Player’s Appetite Helps her Gobble Up $100,000 Lottery Win

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 18, 20210

ABINGDON, MARYLAND – A Harford County resident has her appetite to thank for her biggest Lottery win to date. While awaiting a soup-and-sandwich combo, the lucky woman decided to use her spare $20 to buy a few FAST PLAY tickets. The Abingdon player purchased two $5 tickets and one $10 Lucky Numbers ticket and is now celebrating a $103,472 progressive jackpot win. The 64-year-old bought her meal and tickets at Wawa #581 located at 3500 Woodsdale Road in Abingdon. She scanned her tickets later that day, using a Maryland Lottery app on her smartphone, and saw her big win in the Lucky Numbers game. “This is crazy,” the

$100,000 Powerball Winner in Sandusky

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 18, 20210

SANDUSKY, OHIO – Jeffrey Myers of Sandusky is feeling the power of a $100,000 Powerball win. Jeffrey matched four numbers and added Powerplay to his ticket for a win of $100,000 in the drawing on Saturday, October 9, 2021. He purchased his winning ticket at Dick’s Drive Thru, located at 1318 Tiffin Ave. in Sandusky. Powerball drawings occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets are $2 each with the option to add Powerplay for an additional $1. The Ohio Lottery has contributed more than $27 billion to education since 1974. For more information about the Ohio Lottery and its contribution

Baltimore Dad’s $100,000 Lottery Win Will Help Launch New Business

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 14, 20210

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – His dream, said the Baltimore resident, is to start a business that involves buying houses, renovating them and selling them for a profit. The lack of startup funding that kept his business idea on hold is no longer an issue, thanks to Lottery luck! A $100,000 top-prize win in the FAST PLAY Money Multiplier game gave this Baltimore City resident the green light to start his journey to success. “This is the country of opportunity,” he said. The 48-year-old father found the ticket to his dream at Monument Street Shell in Baltimore City. On the third line on the

Columbia Man Gives Powerball One last Chance, wins $100,000 and then goes back to bed

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 12, 20210

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND – A federal employee who visited Maryland Lottery headquarters last week to claim his $100,000 Powerball prize almost didn’t get to make the trip. Although loyal to the multistate game, especially when the jackpot is large, the Columbia resident was on the fence about buying a ticket for the Oct. 4 drawing because Lottery luck had eluded him. The good fortune he found made Oct. 4 one of the best days of his life. “I always play Powerball when the jackpot is extra big,” said the 55-year-old. The jackpot for the Oct. 4 drawing had rolled to $699.8 million, which ranks as

Bronx woman scammed low income victims out of $100,000 in apartment rental scam during pandemic

Adam DevineOctober 7, 20210

BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx woman has been indicted for stealing approximately $99,000 from 16 people in a scheme promising rent-stabilized apartments to low-income individuals. District Attorney Clark said, “For months, in the middle of the pandemic, the defendant, Eligia Estrella, allegedly stole thousands of dollars from hard-working people who entrusted her with their savings to attain rent-stabilized apartments. She has been indicted for defrauding 16 people of about $99,000, but it is believed she victimized as many as 63 people, stealing a total of approximately $300,000.“ The victims, who include

$100,000 Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 6, 20210

ABERDEEN , MARYLAND – Angel Cornier of Harford County secretly celebrates his $100,000 top-prize Ravens X5 win. All that Angel Cornier and his girlfriend had in mind when they visited the Royal Farms store in Aberdeen over the weekend was buying chicken. Unbeknownst to them, however, a side order of Lottery luck was added to their lunch request. “While we were waiting for the chicken, I wandered over to the Lottery vending machine,” the 45-year-old Harford County resident told Lottery officials. “I had $5 left over after paying and wanted to get a scratch-off ticket.” The first several $5 options among the

Winning $100,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Columbia

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 6, 20210

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND – While no one in Maryland won the $699.8 million Powerball jackpot in Monday night’s drawing, one lucky ticket purchased at a Columbia 7-Eleven is worth $100,000. Adding Power Play to the ticket doubled the third-tier prize. Maryland had 48,121 winners of prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000 in the drawing. The jackpot, won with a ticket sold in California, ranked as the fifth-largest in the Powerball history and the seventh-largest in U.S. lottery history. Check your tickets for the winning numbers: 12, 22, 54, 66 and 69; the Powerball was 15 and the Power Play multiplier x2. The Howard County store that sold the $100,000-winning ticket is

Columbia 7-11 sold a $100,000 Powerball winner, check your tickets

DOJ PressOctober 5, 20210

COLUMBIA, MD (Maryland Lottery) – While no one in Maryland won the $699.8 million Powerball jackpot in Monday night’s drawing, one lucky ticket purchased at a Columbia 7-Eleven is worth $100,000. Adding Power Play to the ticket doubled the third-tier prize. Maryland had 48,121 winners of prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000 in the drawing. The jackpot, won with a ticket sold in California, ranked as the fifth-largest in the Powerball history and the seventh-largest in U.S. lottery history. Check your tickets for the winning numbers: 12, 22, 54, 66 and 69; the Powerball was 15 and the Power Play multiplier x2. The Howard County store that sold the $100,000-winning

Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $100,000 in Bordentown

Kristen Harrison-OnealSeptember 29, 20210

TRENTON (Sept. 29, 2021) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $100,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, September 28, drawing. The winning numbers were: 01, 15, 16, 30, and 36 and the XTRA number was: 02. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. That ticket was sold at Wawa #8345, 237 Route 130, Bordentown in Burlington County.