Spanish lottery vendor cheated winner out of €4.7m (opens original article in a new tab)

A Spanish lottery vendor was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for defrauding a winner of €4.7 million by falsely claiming no numbers matched and later attempting to claim the prize himself. The true owner died in 2014, but the court ordered the full prize to be paid to the heirs.

• Spanish lottery vendor sentenced to 3.5 years for cheating winner out of €4.7m jackpot
• Vendor deceived customer by claiming no winning numbers and later tried to claim prize himself
• True ticket owner died in 2014, but court ordered full prize to be paid to heirs