A woman has been arrested and charged in connection with cashing in her cousin's $1 million prize winning lottery ticket in New York and keeping the money, according to police.
Iris Argueta, 32, was asked by her cousin last year to cash in the winning lottery ticket because he wanted to remain anonymous, according to a joint press release on Tuesday from Nassau County District Attorney's Office and Glen Cove Police Department.Her cousin agreed to pay her $50,000 in exchange for her claiming the prize from the $5 scratch off ticket that was purchased in Glen Cove, New York, according to the release.
Read MoreThe victim came forward to police after seeing the lottery official's press release stating that Argueta did claim the $1m lottery ticket, according to the release. "This defendant exploited her cousin's trust, allegedly lying and manipulating him with the aim of pocketing the lion's share of his $1 million winning lottery ticket for herself," said Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith.
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