Bulger Lottery Ticket Said to Be Offered on Ebay

Bulger lottery ticket said to be offered on eBay

By Matt Byrne and Alexander C. Kaufman

Globe Correspondents / July 11, 2011

The collection of documents purports to offer the Mass Millions lottery ticket purchased 20 years ago worth $14.3 million, which was split among Bulger, associate Kevin Weeks, and two others, along with supporting documents from the lottery.

In 1995, the federal government seized much of Bulger’s share collected before he fled Boston.

At least two of the documents apparently bear the incarcerated mobster’s signature. Bulger did not appear in a photograph of the winners, which is also part of the eBay auction lot.

According to the eBay auction page, the documents were put up for sale by Jean Linskey, the former wife of one of the winners, Michael Linskey.

Stacey LaFleur, 36, of Whitman, whose husband’s stepfather is Michael Linskey, said she photographed the documents after her mother-in-law dug them out of a folder yesterday. Her photos are the ones posted on eBay, she said.

“They’re absolutely legitimate,’’ she said. “It’s amazing the condition they’re in.’’

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/ truebluemass wrote:
The Bulger Linskeys related to the Boston police chief of police Linskey?
7/11/2011 3:29 AM EDT
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/ clambelly wrote:
In Self-Service their Uncivil-Serving LOTTO Continues at EVERY LEVEL.
WorthingtonGate - "We The People" have been DEFRAUDED & BETRAYED.

7/11/2011 3:35 AM EDT
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/ CasinoMAn wrote:
his alias domain name Charlie Gasko is for sale also,
T shirts, bobble heads,
who cares.
this story is allready getting old.
7/11/2011 5:51 AM EDT
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/ cmh1015 wrote:
Oh gawd, "clam.."'s back!
7/11/2011 6:14 AM EDT
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/ Lesserperson wrote:
Man I wish Boston.com would stick with some actual news, like who has the best hamburger or Bill Brett's party photos...
7/11/2011 6:53 AM EDT
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/ JwowKid wrote:
wait he won the lottery? wth why do bad people get ahead in this world. I won't even live to 80.
7/11/2011 7:05 AM EDT
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/ Esrucesrever wrote:
He didn't win. He was "given" the ticket by someone who did win.
7/11/2011 7:33 AM EDT
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/ Draac wrote:
He didn't "win". It was sell us the winning ticket for $25 grand or take a bullet to the brain.
7/11/2011 7:37 AM EDT
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