Edmonton Mac's operator forced to pay back $250,000 from lottery scam

An operator of two Edmonton Mac’s stores who pleaded guilty to defrauding the convenience store chain of more than $250,000 through a lottery scam will be forced to pay back the entire sum he stole.
Hassan Choudhry, 32, was also sentenced to one year in jail Tuesday in provincial court for defrauding the company of $257,779 over a four-month period in 2013.
Crown prosecutor James Stewart said between May 13 and Sept. 18, Choudhry created false lottery win payouts and pocketed the cash.
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