The lawyer representing Powerball winner Edwin Castro has reportedly viewed footage of his client buying the $2.4 billion winning ticket as the legal battle over who the rightful winner is drags on.
Castro, 31, became an overnight billionaire when he clinched the historic $2 billion Powerball jackpot in February after purchasing a ticket from a local gas station.
Mike Blake/ReutersThe supposed mystery over who bought a $2.04 billion Powerball ticket from a California service center got a little clearer Monday, when the declared winner’s lawyer said he’d seen CCTV footage of his client buying the ticket. David De Paoli said the clip that shows Edwin Castro in the store is “crystal clear.” A man named Jose Rivera had come forward to allege that he actually bought the ticket and that it was then stolen by another man—and then made its way to Castro. Rivera,
Pasadena Police now believe that Jose Rivera lied about Edwin Castro stealing the $2.04 billion Powerball ticket. Rivera sued Castro after he won the mega prize and said he stole it from him.
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