Jamaican lottery scam victim waiting for full restitution

HARVEY, N.D. (AP) — A 90-year-old North Dakota woman who was scammed out of her life savings by a Jamaican lottery scam wants all of her $400,000 back.
Edna Schmeets, of Harvey, was the victim whose case launched what became the first large-scale Jamaican lottery scam case prosecuted in the U.S. All 31 defendants have been prosecuted, including 14 Jamaican nationals who were extradited from that country. Authorities identified victims of the scam in 31 states, with more than 100 mostly eld