A Texas woman stole a $1 million winning scratch-off ticket from her cousin in New York and claimed more than $500,000 in a lump-sum payment.
The Nassau County District attorney says Iris Amador Argueta, 34, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to felony grand larceny in connection with the case.
Weeks later, she went back to her cousin's home with paperwork she said was from the New York State Lottery, which indicated that the prize amount was only $20,000. The New York State Lottery had issued a press release announcing that Argueta had claimed the $1 million prize and she had received the lump-sum payout of $537,440 after taxes.Margaret Corozzo, asset protection attorney and author of the book "Love and Money", has dealt with lottery winners in the past. Here is her advice.
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