Two thieves bought a $500K lottery ticket with a stolen credit card. The victim wants $250K. Does he deserve it

Two thieves bought a $500K lottery ticket with a stolen credit card. The victim wants $250K. Does he deserve it?

This sordid tale is so unusual that it could only be a fictionalized moral quandary dreamed up by the likes of David Lynch

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Share of €500,000 jackpot offered to men who bought scratchcard with stolen credit card

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