‘Lottery Lawyer’ Is Accused of Fleecing Winners in $107 Million Fraud
He called himself the “Lottery Lawyer,” developing a national reputation for helping high-profile lottery winners with their investments.
He promised to secure their wealth for generations and to protect them from scam artists.
But on Tuesday, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accused the lawyer, Jason M. Kurland, of working with a mob associate to steal millions of dollars from his clients.
Mr. Kurland, 46, was arrested on Tuesday morning at his home on Long Island alongside three other men — including Christopher Chierchio, 52, who prosecutors said was a reputed soldier for the Genovese crime family.
As part of the scheme, Mr. Kurland tricked three lottery winners who had hired him into putting $107 million into various investments, prosecutors said. The lottery winners lost a total of more than $80 million.
One of them was the winner of last year’s $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in South Carolina.
Apparently they are, or were, a well regarded and high end law firm. I hope they have a heavy duty liability policy to handle the lawsuits that are probably being prepared even as I type at a little after midnight.
Ad Orientem wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:44 pm
‘Lottery Lawyer’ Is Accused of Fleecing Winners in $107 Million Fraud
He called himself the “Lottery Lawyer,” developing a national reputation for helping high-profile lottery winners with their investments.
He promised to secure their wealth for generations and to protect them from scam artists.
But on Tuesday, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accused the lawyer, Jason M. Kurland, of working with a mob associate to steal millions of dollars from his clients.
Mr. Kurland, 46, was arrested on Tuesday morning at his home on Long Island alongside three other men — including Christopher Chierchio, 52, who prosecutors said was a reputed soldier for the Genovese crime family.
As part of the scheme, Mr. Kurland tricked three lottery winners who had hired him into putting $107 million into various investments, prosecutors said. The lottery winners lost a total of more than $80 million.
One of them was the winner of last year’s $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in South Carolina.
I remember seeing this guy on TV a couple times when the lottery got crazy.
Seems to enjoy the spotlight and has proven adept at manipulating people - maybe politics should be his next opportunity - after the prison time that is...
