A former state lottery worker faces up to 25 years in prison for rigging the state lottery in his favor.
Eddie Tipton, 54, was found guilty of creating a computer program that let him pick winning numbers to skew the lottery in his favor and then deleting the program, the New York Post reported.
Tipton, of Norwalk, Iowa, worked for the Multi-State Lottery Association since 2003 and received a promotion to information security director in 2013.
“The depth of his deceit is dumbfounding,” Iowa Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand said, according to court filings recommending a 25-year sentence. “Such crimes cannot be answered without a prison sentence.”
Tipton told investigators he rigged the system six times between 2005 and 2011 in five different states.
Tipton also had his brother Tommy Tipton and his friend Robert Rhodes buy tickets as part of the scheme.
A judge will formally sentence Tipton Tuesday on two counts of fraud. Rhodes will be sentenced August 25, and Tommy Tipton is currently serving a 75-day sentence in Texas.
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