Ex-Lottery Official Received Severance Amid Jackpot Scandal

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A prominent lottery official who was stripped of power after a subordinate allegedly carried out a prolonged jackpot-rigging scheme received a $284,000 severance payment, a recent tax filing shows.
The Multi-State Lottery Association made the payment to its longtime executive director Chuck Strutt as part of a “voluntary termination agreement” signed March 31, according to its 2016 tax return. The filing, released by the group in response to a request by