The "Lottery Lawyer" advertised his services while noting that many
lottery winners "are not sophisticated enough" to see potential scams.
"You really have to rely on the professionals," Jason Kurland told Vice
in 2016. Now three winners who relied on Kurland have lost more than $80
million, according to federal prosecutors, and Kurland and his
associates are facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and
conspiracy. Prosecutors say Kurland, 46, a partner at the New York-based
Rivkin Radler law firm, worked with three other men—including alleged
Genovese crime family associate Christopher Chierchio—to persuade the
winners to invest $107 million in various projects, per the New York
Times. Some of that money was then spent on yachts, private jets, luxury
cars, golf club memberships, and shopping sprees at high-end stores,
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Winners, including the winner of the biggest lottery jackpot payout in
US history, paid upward of $200,000 to hire Kurland, whose monthly fees
ranged from $15,000 to $50,000, per the Times. Kurland would receive
kickbacks for directing funds to projects controlled by Chierchio, 52;
Frangesco Russo, 38; and Francis Smookler, 45, prosecutors say. In one
case, Kurland allegedly took $19.5 million from a client's account
without permission, sending most of it to Chierchio. In another, money
was allegedly sent to Gregory Altieri, a jeweler accused in a $200
million Ponzi scheme, per the Times. Prosecutors say Russo and Smookler
threatened to torture Altieri and kill his family after he failed to
repay a loan. They also say the accused discussed how to cover up the
scheme in a wiretapped phone call, per the AP. All three have pleaded
not guilty. (Read more fraud stories.)