NEW YORK — The California Lottery is maintaining it verified the rightful winner of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, after a man claimed he had the winning ticket before it was stolen from him.
In a lawsuit filed on Feb. 22 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Jose Rivera claimed he purchased the winning ticket at Joe's Service Center in Altadena the day before the drawing, but it was stolen by someone named"Reggie" who is a defendant in the suit, on the same day.
Rivera reportedly asked Reggie to return the ticket to him after the winning numbers were announced, but he refused, claiming that Reggie was trying to blackmail him into splitting the jackpot 50/50, according to the lawsuit. The California Lottery announced Castro won $2.04 billion after he bought the winning ticket at Joe's Service Center ahead of the Nov. 8 drawing.
It added,"should a local law enforcement agency investigate such allegations, Lottery's only role is to assist in the matter by answering questions and/or providing evidence as allowed under the law."
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