Canadian: Charges Laid After Lottery Ticket Redemption Scam Complaint
Charged with with two counts of Theft Under $5,000 and two counts of Fraud Under $5,000 is Tyler Stewart, 23 yrs of North Bay, ON. Stewart was charged after an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police, Investigation and Enforcement Bureau, and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission relating to problems with lottery ticket redemptions.
A North Bay convenience store was where customers who had purchased winning scratch and win tickets were denied payment of their winnings when they attempted to redeem the tickets at the store. The customers were told that the winning tickets they were trying to redeem were already registered as having been paid out.
Tyler Stewart was employed at the convenience store at the time of the incidents. The Ontario Provincial Police say that the investigation is ongoing. Stewart is currently scheduled to appear in North Bay Court on 18th of March 2008.
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