$2 billion Powerball winner Edwin Castro served papers in a lawsuit alleging that his ticket was taken at a $25 million California estate.
According to a story, the $2 billion California Powerball jackpot winner received court paperwork at his $25.5 million Hollywood Hills house in a lawsuit alleging that the ticket was stolen.
Upon their arrival on April 25 to Edwin Castro’s opulent mansion, which features seven bedrooms, an infinity pool, and a spa, two process servers were met by a guy in his 50s who originally attempted to evade the lawsuit, according to court documents cited by the US Sun.
The documents stated, “The subject said we are serving the wrong Edwin Castro.” I told the subject to get in touch with the lawyer if she had any questions or concerns.
On May 17, proof of service was finally submitted, stating that a guy at the expensive residence eventually collected the documents, so formally serving notice.
Castro is accused of being the wrongful winner in the lawsuit, which was initially filed earlier this year, because the ticket was purchased by the plaintiff Jose Rivera and then promptly taken from him.
The day before the November 8 drawing, which included a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, Rivera claimed to have purchased the prized ticket at an Altadena gas station.
A guy named “Reggie” who has now been identified as Urachi F. Romero who is named as a co-defendant in the Alhambra Superior Court case, according to Rivera, allegedly took it that day.
However, it appears that the lawsuit leaves out details about the alleged crime, such as how the ticket may have travelled from Romero to Castro.
Romero apparently rebuffed Rivera’s requests that he return the ticket, claiming to have misplaced it instead. However, Romero did promise to split the profits if he did finally discover the ticket.
Rivera asserts that he “refused to be blackmailed” and informed the commission and police enforcement about the suspected theft.
The complainant considers security video from the station, Joe’s Service Centre, as proof that he was the one who purchased the famous ticket.
“Our client, Jose Rivera, again requests the ‘Lottery’ make available for our review all video depicting the purchase of the winning ticket,” reads a letter sent by Rivera’s legal team to the California Lottery. “In an effort to hopefully reach a prompt resolution of this matter involving the rightful owner of the $2.04 Billion Powerball winning ticket,” the letter to the lottery reads.
We understand that the video was taken by the “Lottery” soon after it was established that the winning ticket was purchased at Joe’s Service Station in Altadena, California.
When Castro eventually came forward and received the $997.6 million lump-sum payment in February, the lawsuit was first filed.
The winner used the money to purchase two multimillion-dollar homes, one of which is a 13,500-square-foot estate with a gaming room, wine cellar, movie theatre, bar, infinity pool, jacuzzi and a fitness studio with hot and cold plunge pools. The other property is a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom house.
