Edwin Castro is Rightful Winner of $2.08B Powerball, Lawyer Says Video Proves
Posted on: November 16, 2023, 08:17h.
Last updated on: November 17, 2023, 03:06h.
A lawyer for Edwin Castro, the winner of the biggest lottery prize of all time, says he has viewed a security video of his client purchasing the historic Powerball ticket. David De Paoli believes the footage will banish a lawsuit filed by Jose Rivera, who claims to be the rightful winner of the $2.08 billion prize.
Rivera sued Castro in February 2023, a week after he claimed the prize. The plaintiff claimed he bought the ticket from Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, Calif., on Nov. 7, 2022, but the suit alleges the ticket was stolen from him by his former landlord, Urachi F. “Reggie” Romero. Rivera claims he doesn’t know Castro and has no idea how the ticket ended up in his possession.
According to De Paoli, the California State Lottery has footage of Castro buying the ticket at Joe’s Service Center but hasn’t released it publicly.
“I have personally viewed the CCTV footage, and it is crystal clear,” the attorney told The US Sun.?“Edwin Castro?purchased the winning Powerball ticket without question.”
Incredible Claim?
Rivera’s claim appeared to gain credibility in May when Romero told The New York Post he believed his tenant did have the winning ticket, although he denied stealing it.
I asked him why he picked two 10s. He said it was the date his parents both died. He picked 47 because that’s how old he is,” Romero explained to the?Post. “He also said his dad always wanted a 1956 Chevy truck, so he picked 56. He had a reason why he chose every number, and he told me this before [the draw].”
The California Lottery initially said it was confident Castro was the real winner but added it was “not authorized to investigate any criminal activity among its players.”
Last June, Pasadena police confirmed that they had relaunched a formal investigation into the matter – after initially closing the case – and were working closely with California Lottery investigators.
Rivera Charged
Last week, authorities formally charged Rivera with filing a false police report. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 1, 2023, in Pasadena, according to The US Sun.
Meanwhile, Castro has been busy collecting luxury cars and property. He currently owns a white Porsche 911 from the 1980s, a grey Ram 1500 TRX, and three Volkswagen Karmann Ghias, two black and one red. His latest purchase saw him add a British racing green 1970s Porsche 356 and a black Porsche 1980s 911, according to the Daily Mail.
He has purchased three new homes, including a $25 million property in the Hollywood Hills and an even larger one in Bel Air, worth $47 million.
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Hopefully i could win the powerball someday:) with my lucky numbers 26,35,38,49,68 pb 1 for our state of Connecticut
I heard Jose Rivera is still going to fight the criminal charges against him to the very end and keep claiming to be the true winner.
Comment section 3 through 9 seem like a heated debate going on who the real winner is?
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10th comment. :)
Jose Rivera is the true winner i cant deal with this sham any longer Edwin Castro has never stepped foot into my gas station i would remember a face like his. The whole world will know the truth of this atrocity Edwin Castro has committed.
Edwin Castro didn't really win the powerball it was Jose Rivera its all a sham since he stopped paying me so decided i should tell the whole world the truth of the stolen ticket and edited video Edwin Castro has created so that he could frame an innocent man of a crime he didn't commit. P.S. Edwin Castro didn't repair my car properly it nearly crashed into a pole he is a fraud and bad mechanic.
Edwin Castro is a fake lottery winner hired by the California lottery that rigged the powerball jackpot screwing millions of people of financial happiness.
Videos can be faked and edited to trick witnesses he just used ai to make himself look like the real winner when in fact Jose Rivera really won the jackpot.
I used a fake edited video to trick the whole world into thinking that i won the $2.04 billion when in reality it was Jose Rivera who is the true winner which i stolen the ticket from so i could get him in prison and continue to waste my millions of dollars on stupid stuff. #The prophet Muhammad is a child molester.
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I used a fake edited video to trick the whole world into thinking that i won the $2.04 billion when in reality it was Jose Rivera who is the true winner which i stolen the ticket from so i could get him in prison and continue to waste my millions of dollars on stupid stuff. #The prophet Muhammad is a child molester.
Well he's in trouble now. There's no way the lottery commission and police would lie along with Edwin Castro just because. Many people have gone to prison over lottery frauds so they're not going to say "Ok. Whatever. He won you didn't... but... for the sake of a headache you're the winner Mr. Castro. Sign this NDA and you're rich, rich, rich". I don't think so.
Ridiculous I believe Rivera. No one would go to such lengths to lie about this. I believe Rivera. I hope he doesn’t give up and continues to fight for what is his and what he believes in