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27 October
5:47 pm

In my time in the attorney general's office, we uncovered the largest lottery rigging scheme in American history.

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Rob Sand, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

5:47 pm
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What we foundMultiple independent sources confirm that the Iowa Hot Lotto fraud case is the largest lottery-rigging scheme in American history, and that Rob Sand served as the prosecuting attorney for the Iowa Attorney General's Office on that case.
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