Long Island Deli Owner and Son Arrested For Allegedly Ripping Off Lottery Winner

We previously saw a father and his son arrested for ripping off a lottery winner at their New York convenience store. Now, we have a second case out of New York where a Long Island deli owner and his son allegedly tried to cheat a millon-dollar lottery winner out of his prize. Where the earlier convenience store family tried to rip off a drug addict, Karim Jaghab, 26, and his father Nabil Jaghab, 57, are accused of trying to tip off a 34-year-old man who did not speak English.

After the winning $1 million lottery ticket was purchased at the Peninsula Deli and Grocery in Hempstead, N.Y., the owners received a message reading “”File claim: jackpot winner – please return original ticket to the customer along with a claim receipt.” Karim Jaghab is accused of not telling the man that he won $1 million and told him that he had won only $1,000. He gave him the money and took the winning ticket.

The next day the man returned with suspicions and was alleged told by Nabil Jaghab that he had won $10,000 and would receive the money if he didn’t call police. The man went to the police and learned he had won $1 million.

The Jaghabs have been charged with grand larceny. It is not clear why they have not also been charged with other crimes related to the effort to bribe the man or prevent his going to the police.

What often amazes me is how defendants like this often hold themselves as moral or religious families, but do not hesitate to commit such acts of dishonesty — often targeting the most vulnerable victims.

Source: CBS