Prosecutors say they have evidence indicating the former head of computer security for a state lottery association tampered with lottery computers prior to him buying a ticket that won a $14.3 million jackpot, according to a media report.
Eddie Raymond Tipton, 51, may have inserted a thumbdrive into a highly locked-down computer that's supposed to generate the random numbers used to determine lottery winners, The Des Moines Register reported, citing court documents filed by prosecutors. At the time, Tipton was the information security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association ), and he was later videotaped purchasing a Hot Lotto ticket that went on to fetch the winning $14.3 million payout.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 16 2015, @05:56PM
No, the lottery had that the whole time. As part of the agreement with the lottery, they have to provide the video of the person purchasing it.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday April 16 2015, @06:15PM
That makes sense.