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Originally Posted by Roger Ramjet
More money to be made that being given 250k cold hard cash, after his accomplice handed back the money she 'cheated'? There would be so law suit because nobody got cheated out of any money, it was refunded. Nobody has given a single credible reason why an accomplice would not have spilled the beans for 250k. You know why? There is no credible reason.
There's no way to get the 250k without self-incriminating or angering a lot of people with significant resources. It's like being paid 250k to tank your life for the next few years. The police are not going to be like oh no he used his Perkins-client privilege we can't go get that info. It's attempted theft of the echelon of sums that carries the heaviest penalties (above 950 triggers grand theft). That can carry 1,2,3 years in prison depending on how it is charged. Even if you're not involved directly you're attaching yourself to annoying legal proceedings for the next few years and the aggrieved parties are going to sue you if they think they can beat the charges or simply for optics. Legal fees aren't cheap and there are parties involved who can expend significant resources in a legal battle (250k goes quick if you have a remotely good attorney). There's almost zero chance they could remain anonymous either. Risking jail or possibly having to defend yourself in court and lose your privacy just isn't worth it to most people.
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Nobody cheated and that's why nobody claimed it.
At this point there's no completely concrete way to decide what happened, but since both potential "what happened" options end in the person not claiming the prize, you can't use the prize not being claimed as evidence. LA is just a really litigious place in general and the parties accused (potentially) just wouldn't be like "oh ok enjoy ur 250k!". The police and the accused's lawyers would be guaranteed to get involved. This story has already gathered mainstream attention once, so any actual update would land it there again. The media is calling everyone they can for a soundbite. It's a superficial place. I get your logic but I feel like possibly if you knew LA better you'd see how damaged a prize the 250k is.