\nWhen you\u2019re buying a $2 Powerball ticket and dreaming about what you\u2019re going to do with that jackpot \u2026 you need to have confidence that you have a fair opportunity to win,\u201d<\/strong> Strawn said. \u201cWhen you look at what Eddie Tipton did, he threatened the very confidence that Iowa Lottery players have to have.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat did Tipton do? The former head of security at the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) was part of the team that <\/span>built the random number generators (RGNs) for the draws. But he secretly installed self-destructing malware that meant his numbers would come up on three days of the year.<\/span><\/p>\nThe draws for the six known fixed jackpots <\/b>claimed by Tipton or an associate occurred either on November 23 or December 29 between 2005 and 2011. <\/span><\/p>\nScheme Unravels<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\nIn 2011, lottery officials became suspicious about several attempts to claim a $16.5 million jackpot anonymously via a third party within days of its expiration. <\/span><\/p>\nWhen they examined security video from the Des Moines convenience store where the ticket had been purchased, they were shocked to see their colleague, Tipton, in the footage. <\/span><\/p>\nSubsequent investigations linked Tipton, his brother Tommy, and longtime friend Robert Rhodes to five other fraudulent claims in Iowa, Colorado, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Oklahoma.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Iowa Board of Parole said last week it had decided to release Tipton because there was \u201ca reasonable probability\u201d he was not a danger to the community or himself<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Iowa Lottery wants to make sure arch lottery fraudster Eddie Tipton does not profit from his crimes. Des Moines NBC affiliate WHO-DT reports the lottery requested that the Iowa Parole Board prohibit Tipton from seeking out book deals and movie rights to his story. He must also refrain from accepting paid speaking engagements and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":200952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13699],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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