Long Island customer shop owners lured by $1 million lottery ticket, says police

NEW YORK--owner of a convenience store in Long Island and his son, accused of cheating a client who speaks English is limited by a $1 million winning lottery ticket, they were accused of theft Saturday.The 34-year-old Hispanic man bought $10 game "Unwrap the cash" scratching at the peninsula Deli & store in Hempstead, New York, on Thursday, and after playing the game, believed to be a winner, of the Nassau County Police said.He handed the card to store employee Karim Jaghab, 26 years old, the son of the owner of the deli Nabil Jaghab, 57, police said.The Secretary confirmed victory by analyzing the card and receive a message from the lottery for New York State, he said, "file claim: Jackpot Winner - please return ticket for the client together with A claim receipt," police said.On the other hand, Jaghab said that the victim won $1,000 and paid in cash."The victim then left the store with their believed profits."The winning ticket was actually a 'Prize' for $1,000,000, police said in a statement.The man, who said "don't speak English very well" of the police, became suspicious and returned to the store on Friday to question the younger Jaghab.The employee said, "OK, I'll pay $10,000 while you do not involve the police," the police statement said.Jaghab elder confirmed what he said his son, telling the client, "which just won $10,000," police said.More and more doubts about the claims of the Jaghabs, the victim called police.Detectives determined the father and the son tried deceive victim and claim the profits for themselves. Any prize worth $600 or more must be redeemed at a New York State Lottery Office and can not be paid at the place of purchase.The father and the son were accused on charges of theft on a large scale on Saturday. His lawyer, Matthew Fleischer, told the Court that the incident was an "error" in a payment of lottery machine, the local press reported.Fleischer, who works for the law firm of Jaghab, Jaghab & Jaghab in Mineola, did not immediately respond to a request by Reuters for comment.Copyright 2013 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.