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Winning $2M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Mini Mart Winning $2M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Mini Mart
Winning $2M Powerball Ticket Sold At Virginia Mini Mart Check your tickets!  One lucky Virginia Lottery player could be sitting on a winning $2 million Powerball ticket after winning big on Wednesday's drawing that was sold at an area convenience store.  It was one of only five in the country - and only in Virginia - to match five numbers, missing just the Powerball. The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 20 were: 27-35-41-56-60 with a Powerball of 16. Not only did the winner pick up a $1 million for matching the first five numbers, by spending an extra $1 for the Power Play, they doubled that prize up to a …

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Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds
Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds An elaborate turtle smuggling and trafficking ring orchestrated by a Virginia man has been broken up, federal officials announced this week. Louisa resident Stanlee Fazi, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to trafficking turtles out of Fredericksburg in violation of the Lacey Act, according to the Department of Justice. As part of his guilty plea, Fazi admitted that between July 2017 and June 2020, he illegally collected eastern box turtles from the wild and sold them on at least 27 occasions to buyers across the country. The scheme involved Fazi collecting payments using Fa…

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