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Ex-Texas Lottery Executive Charged in Scheme That Guaranteed a Win Prosecutors in Travis County, Texas, filed charges against Gary Grief and the disbanded Texas Lottery Commission in connection with a 2023 plan that arranged a surefire jackpot.

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What happened

Ex-Texas Lottery Executive Charged in Scheme That Guaranteed a Win Prosecutors in Travis County, Texas, filed charges against Gary Grief and the disbanded Texas Lottery Commission in connection with a 2023 plan that arranged a surefire jackpot.

Why it matters

A now-defunct Texas state lottery agency and its former leader have been criminally charged with collaborating with …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: A South Dakota trust claimed a $78 million lottery prize in the nick of time!.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A South Dakota trust claimed a $78 million lottery prize in the nick of time!”
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Three independent sources confirm that a South Dakota trust claimed a $78 million Lotto Texas prize shortly before it expired.
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web search NEUTRAL — South Dakota company claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before expiration. 14 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Less than a week before a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot was set to expire, a South Dakota-based trust stepped forward to claim it.They made the claim on May 8, just six days left on the clock. Lotte…
https://www.lotterypost.com/news/359250
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web search NEUTRAL — A South Dakota trust claimed a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot six days before the ticket expired and took the cash option of $43.8 million before taxes.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/out-of-state-tr…
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Claim 2: “The Texas Lottery announced that the Jua-Ri Trust Agreement Trident Trust Company Inc., of Sioux Falls had claimed the multi-million dollar lottery prize in a press release on Monday, May 11.”
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Multiple sources specifically name the 'Jua-Ri Trust Agreement Trident Trust Company Inc., of Sioux Falls' and mention the May 11 press release from the Texas Lottery.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Texas Lottery announced that the Jua-Ri Trust Agreement Trident Trust Company Inc., of Sioux Falls had claimed the multi-million dollar lottery prize in a press release on Monday, May 11.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/78-million-lottery-prize-claimed-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jua-Ri Trust Agreement Trident Trust Company Inc., of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, claimed a Lotto Texas jackpot prize worth an estimated annuitized $78 million only six days before the winning ticket w…
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/just-in-the-nick-of-time-78…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jua-Ri Trust Agreement Trident Trust Company Inc., of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, claimed the $78 million-winning Lotto Texas ticket that was purchased at a Brownsville bait shop last November, accordi…
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-texas/article/78-mil…
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Claim 3: “Sixth Street Shooting Not Tied to Terrorism: After investigating the March 1 West Sixth Street shooting that left four dead and 15 other injured”
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The claim states four died and 15 were injured. However, the most current evidence from the FBI and news reports states that three people died and 15 were injured. The claim is technically close but inaccurate regarding the death toll.
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web search NEUTRAL — Austin bar shooter didn’t have international terrorism ties, FBI says. Three people died and 15 were injured in the attack, now considered an “impulsive” act. Investigators don’t know why the gunman c…
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/07/austin-bufords-shoot…
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web search NEUTRAL — FBI: Shooting on Sixth Street in Austin could be linked to terrorism. The shooter killed two people before being fatally shot by police.The Austin Police Department and the FBI investigate a shooting …
https://www.chron.com/news/article/austin-texas-shooting-ter…
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web search NEUTRAL — Garza was among the 15 people wounded in the March 1 shooting outside Buford's Backyard Beer Garden on West Sixth Street, which killed three others. Gunman Ndiaga Diagne, 53, was shot and killed by Au…
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/nation-world/ut-student-woun…
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Claim 4: “Prosecutors in Travis County, Texas, filed charges against Gary Grief and the disbanded Texas Lottery Commission in connection with a 2023 plan that arranged a surefire jackpot.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that prosecutors in Travis County filed charges against Gary Grief and the Texas Lottery Commission regarding a 2023 plan for a guaranteed jackpot.
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors in Travis County, Texas, filed charges against Gary Grief and the disbanded Texas Lottery Commission in connection with a 2023 plan that arranged a surefire jackpot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/texas-lottery-commissi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ex-Texas Lottery Commission Director quietly indicted — then unindicted — in 2023 jackpot scandal.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Texas Lottery chief Gary Grief was indicted again in Travis County over an alleged scheme tied to a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot.The charges stem from a 2023 Lotto Texas draw in which Grief …
https://www.chron.com/texas/article/texas-lottery-gary-grief…
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Claim 5: “TCU will go for its third straight win over Texas on the biggest stage of college men’s tennis. The sixth-seeded Horned Frogs will face the No. 2 [Texas].”
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Web results confirm that TCU played Texas in the national semifinals and defeated them 4-2.
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web search NEUTRAL — TCU Men's Tennis team celebrates after defeating Texas in the national semifinals on Saturday night.TCU Defeats Texas 4-2 in National Semifinal Dual. TCU came out strong on the doubles court, which se…
https://www.si.com/college/tcu/more-sports/bring-on-another-…
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web search NEUTRAL — No. 12 Texas A&M men's tennis team defeated South Carolina 4-1, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2024 ITA National Team Indoor Championships, at USTA Billie Jean King Friday at the National Tenni…
https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/College_Tennis/14…
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web search NEUTRAL — 22, 2016 at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. The first match between the teams was in Madison, Wis., at ITA National Team Indoors, when the Waves won 6-1 in the first round Feb.
https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2026/5/13/womens-tennis-n…
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Claim 6: “Gary Grief, former executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, was indicted by a Travis County grand jury last month for felony abuse of [office].”
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Multiple sources confirm Gary Grief was indicted by a Travis County grand jury for felony abuse of office, though some notes mention the case was later dismissed or he was unindicted.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gary Grief, former executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, was indicted by a Travis County grand jury last month for felony abuse of office before the case was dismissed three days later a…
https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/05/12/former-texas-lott…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ex-Texas Lottery Commission Director quietly indicted — then unindicted — in 2023 jackpot scandal. By Eric Dexheimer, Staff WriterMay 12, 2026. Former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief testi…
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors in Travis County this week indicted the former Texas Lottery Commission, as well as its former executive director, Gary Grief, with abusing their offices in connection with the plan, accor…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/texas-lottery-commissi…
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