A woman is charged with stealing $1 million lottery prize in New York from her cousin, police say
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A woman has been arrested and charged in connection with cashing in her cousin's $1 million prize winning lottery ticket in New York and keeping the money, according to police.
Iris Argueta, 32, was asked by her cousin last year to cash in the winning lottery ticket because he wanted to remain anonymous, according to a joint press release on Tuesday from Nassau County District Attorney's Office and Glen Cove Police Department.
Her cousin agreed to pay her $50,000 in exchange for her claiming the prize from the $5 scratch off ticket that was purchased in Glen Cove, New York, according to the release.
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