December, 18 2007A convenience store owner was charged yesterday for stealing a winning lottery ticket and claiming it for $5.7M. Hafiz Zulqarnain Malik, 60, was accused of stealing a winning lottery ticket back June 2004 and cashed it 6 months later in January 2005.
The police stated the the ticket belonged to a group of four people from the Toronto area. The customers simply wanted him to check to see if they won and he took the ticket from them.
Malik's assets have been seized. The assets include a house worth around $5M two cars, and a savings account.
The OPP have been searching for more and more convenience store owner and lottery employee frauds that occurred between 1999 and 2006.
I think things like this are awful. I mean when people come into stores expecting to see their lottery ticket validate, and then the store owner lies to them and tells them they lost. Thats not right. Then the man 6 months later cashes it and buys him self a house? Thats not right. At least buy a house in a country where the police can't take it away from you, but still cheating people out of their rightful money is just wrong.
CBC.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/12/18/lottery-charges.html
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