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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three Long Island men have been indicted on charges of swindling a lottery winner of nearly $75,000.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The verdict for two brothers accused of stealing a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket was handed down Wednesday morning, but the question still remains – who gets the $5 million prize?

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Judge Joseph Fahey found Andy Ashkar found guilty of criminal possession of stolen property. Both brothers were acquitted on conspiracy charges.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The verdict for two brothers accused of stealing a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket is expected Wednesday morning.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The fifth and final day of trial for two brothers charged with stealing a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket focused on Andy Ashkar’s testimony. Defense attorneys say they do not expect a verdict for at least a week.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The trial of two brothers charged with stealing a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket from the man who may have bought it at the Syracuse store owned by the siblings' father continued into its fourth day in Onondaga County Court on Thursday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The case against two brothers accused of stealing a $5 million lottery ticket from a faithful customer at their father's store in Syracuse, continued Wednesday in Onondaga County Court. For the first time in three days of testimony, Robert Miles, the man who says he bought the winning ticket, took the stand.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Red flags went up at the Lottery, when the $5million dollar claim was made

Monday, April 22, 2013  A trial is underway for two brothers charged with stealing a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket from the man who bought it at the Syracuse store owned by the siblings' father.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A judge has dismissed attempted grand larceny charges against two brothers accused of stealing a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket from a New York man, ruling that the alleged theft was beyond the statute of limitations

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The father accused of helping his sons con a man out of lottery ticket worth $5 million was arraigned Wednesday morning in Onondaga County Court.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  A Syracuse-area man has been charged with helping his two sons con a man out of a lottery ticket worth $5 million.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Two brothers from Central New York who made national news with a claim to a $5 million lottery ticket sold at their family's store have been accused of scamming the winning ticket from a customer.

Friday, August 10, 2012  The Powerball lottery is currently at $253 million, as of Friday night. One area store is seeing a significant increase in the number of lottery tickets sold.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Authorities have charged a 64-year-old woman with scanning about $100,000 worth of lottery tickets at her upstate New York bar and not paying for them.