California man arrested for stealing roommate's $10m lottery ticket

Police believe Adul Saosongyang bought a second scratch-off ticket and swapped it with the winning one

A 35-year-old man from Vacaville, California was arrested on Monday, believed to have stolen a lottery ticket worth $10m from his roommate. Adul Saosongyang was greeted by Vacaville police as he attempted to collect the jackpot from lottery officials.

As heists go, Saosongyang’s was not the most foolproof plan. On 20 December 2018, his roommate, whose identity has not been revealed by police, went to a Lucky convenience store in Vacaville hoping for some holiday good fortune and spent $30 on a scratch-off lottery ticket.

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