Iowa Lottery Fraud Which Led to Arrests and a Book

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Iowa Lottery Fraud Which Led to Arrests and a Book. The story sounds like something out of a true crime documentary or Hollywood Crime Drama: cyber crime, deception, a mysterious offshore trust, and even Bigfoot hunting. But this wasn’t fiction, it was real life in Iowa. And it led to one of the most shocking lottery fraud cases in U.S. history, resulting in arrests, a best-selling book, international news headlines, and millions in stolen winnings.

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0:00.0	He's president and CEO of the Iowa State Lottery.
0:05.0	During his term, an employee embezzled and stole about $25 million.
0:13.0	And it negatively impacted him.
0:17.0	He's here to tell a story on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
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0:21.2	Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show. In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special
0:26.6	guests talking about their experiences, their realities of investigating crimes. Plus, those
0:32.8	have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military, and victims of crime
0:37.4	share their stories.
0:38.9	Hi, I'm John Jay Wiley. In addition to being a broadcaster, I'm also a retired police sergeant.
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