Ex-lottery worker admits illegal ticket manipulation case
Ex lottery employee Knowlton says he converted 11 tickets as part of a personal and unauthorized probe into security holes. He altered numbers to turn losses into wins and planned to present a report and $6,000 cash to officials, but was discovered and resigned. His actions spurred firing or suspensions among leaders while exposing a culture of in-house handling of complaints. He faces a preliminary hearing October 31 in Shawnee County.
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Timeline of Kansas Lottery scandal leadership changes
The Kansas Lottery and Kansas Bureau of Investigation launched a criminal probe into the lottery. On September 8 Greg Ziemak resigned as executive director effective October 1. Governor Graves announced the resignation on September 11. On September 13 Graves named Ed Van Petten as successor effective October 2. A September 14 Lawrence Journal World report cited unnamed sources that Ziemak was either fired or.
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Kansas Lottery Official Faces 268 Charges in Scandal
Atty General Carla Stovall files 268 counts of theft computer crime and official misconduct against Richard Lee Knowlton former information resource manager after alleged alteration of tickets and records to claim prizes nearly $63 000. Court actions follow over bail and home search. The Connecticut Lottery Corp names Ziemak as new president triggering an internal probe.
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