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98. The Lottery Lawyer (Jason Kurland)

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The Hedge Fund Managers' Cover-Up for Jason Kerland's Powerball Win

Jason Kerland is an attorney who represents lottery jackpot winners all over the country. He was in his late 30s in 2011, working as a commercial real estate lawyer on Long Island when a friend of his introduced him to a trio of hedge fund managers from Connecticut who just won a $254 million Powerball jackpot and were looking for legal advice. The resulting publicity from the non-scandal helped Jason Kerland reinvent his professional identity. A month later, he was contacted by Louise White, an 81-year-old woman from Rhode Island who had just winning a $336 million Powerball prize.

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