Iowa's notorious lottery scammer has been paroled after serving five years of a 25-year sentence.. The Iowa Parole Board decided Jan. 20 that Eddie Tipton, 58, could be released 20 years early ...

In August 2017, Eddie Tipton was sentenced to 25 years in prison for rigging “random” drawing lottery jackpots in multiple states, including Iowa, worth a combined $24 million. Nearly eight ...

Tipton, who has been in prison since August 2017, now claims he was placed under duress to plead guilty. He also alleges Iowa officials charged him for restitution in states for which it has no ...

Former lottery computer programmer Eddie Tipton speaks during his sentencing hearing, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

Eddie Tipton pleaded guilty to ongoing criminal conduct in 2017 and was ordered to pay restitution of $2.2 million to Colorado, Wisconsin, Kansas and Oklahoma. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Eddie Tipton, the mastermind behind Iowa's largest lottery scam, has been granted parole after serving 5 years of a 25-year sentence.

The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a portion of the fraud convictions of a former lottery official accused of fixing a Hot Lotto game in Iowa in 2010 but upheld a second conviction.

Iowa put a stop to the scheme after the state did not allow Tipton to cash in a $14 million jackpot in 2010. Tipton pleaded guilty in Wisconsin in early June as part of a plea agreement with six ...

TIPTON, Iowa (KCRG) - In a testament to the phrase ‘Iowa Nice,’ a Tipton farmer helped a young woman get her car out of a ditch after she slid on ice last week. ”It’s one of those things ...