25 Years Jail for Hot Lotto Security Director

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25 years prison for the former Hot Lotto security director who was convicted of running a malware-generating luck factory. Eddie Raymond Tipton along with Tommy Tipton had pleaded guilty on 29th June to the felony charge of ongoing criminal conduct for his role in a multimillion-dollar lottery rigging scheme. Seven winning lottery tickets were involved in that scam. Eddie slipped his luck line into a lottery number generating computer at the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). In other words, he is among those people who insert their luck via self-deleting malware on a thumb drive.

Meanwhile, his brother, Tommy, agreed to a two-and-a-half month jail (state-recommended) sentence on a serious misdemeanor theft charge. Robert Clark Rhodes is the other name in this regard. The 46-year-old was previously arrested on charges of conspiring to influence the winnings of the Hot Lotto prize. He did it with the intent to defraud. In actual, Rhodes was also involved in the false passing of lottery tickets.

Above all, MUSL, a nonprofit organization, is responsible for the technology, equipment, and software behind multimillion-dollar jackpots. As Director, Tipton designed and developed software for digital random number generators. His approach helped the organization in selecting winning lottery numbers. His position gave him the access to the electronic brains behind 16-state Hot Lotto game.