Eddie Tipton.<\/a><\/p>\nTipton was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in 2017 for rigging at least six draws in at least five different states for the enrichment of himself and a network of friends and family.<\/strong><\/p>\nNow, lawyers for \u201cLucky\u201d Larry Dawson want Beeman to turn over transcripts of interviews he conducted with Rich last year.<\/p>\n
Dawson won a $9 million lottery jackpot a week after Tipton fixed the draw in December 2010. The latter\u2019s attempt to claim the $16.5 million prize resulting from the rigged contest ultimately led to his downfall and arrest.<\/p>\n
Chilling Effect<\/strong><\/h2>\nBut Dawson argues that without Tipton\u2019s interference, the jackpot would have rolled over and he would have won not $9 million — but $25.5 million.<\/strong><\/p>\nInstead, the $16.5 million — which Tipton ultimately failed to claim — was redistributed among the state lotteries that comprise MUSL\u2019s membership. According to the AP<\/em>, the Iowa Lottery used its share for a \u201cMystery Millionaire\u201d promotion, which included a $1 million prize draw at the Iowa State Fair.<\/p>\n\n
Dawson is represented by the Crawford Law Firm, which recently obtained a $4.3 million class-action settlement for lottery players across the US who had participated in draws that Tipton had rigged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Beeman told the AP<\/em> that he had not yet made his mind up whether he will burn his source and accede to the request, but the veteran journalist said he has resisted similar subpoenas in the past because they have a \u201cchilling effect on the reporting process.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a reporter\u2019s sources and notes are privileged information that can only be subject to court-ordered disclosure under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n