ABC News: U.S.: Michigan Lottery Winner Pleads No Contest to Fraud

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Michigan Lottery Winner Pleads No Contest to Fraud Jun 28th 2012, 15:51 A Detroit-area woman who collected welfare benefits despite winning a big lottery prize has pleaded no contest to fraud. There is no dispute that Amanda Clayton of Lincoln Park collected about $5,500 in food aid and medical benefits after winning a $735,000 lottery prize, before taxes, last year. After a report by a TV station, the state charged her with fraud and said she should have informed the state about her windfall. The 24-year-old Clayton pleaded no contest to a felony Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court. She's likely to be placed on probation. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law in April that requires lottery officials to inform the Department of Human Services about newly minted winners.

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