 fraud was uncovered. They orchestrated a scheme known as "ten-percenter" where winning tickets are illegally resold at a discount price to avoid paying tax. The Jaafars along with another son, Mohammed, were accused of working with legitimate winners to buy the winnings at 10 to 20 percent of the actual value and then filing false tax returns, reported CBS Boston at the time. Between 2011 and 2019, the family cashed more than 14,000 lottery tickets, claiming over £16.4million ($20.9million) that was not reported on their tax returns. This led to around £4.7million ($6million) in federal tax losses, according to the Attorney's Office. The Jaafars have been ordered by the court to repay the £4.7million ($6million) as well as forfeit any profits from the scheme. Mohammed was sentenced to six months in prison, reported Mass Live. Yousef Jaafar claimed more than 500 prizes in 2018, including one for $100,000 (£78,600), according to court documents. The state had introduced a new set of policies to crack down on similar scams in 2017, focusing on people who rack up huge lottery prizes. It allowed lottery officials to investigate anyone who wins 20 or more lottery prizes of $1,000 (£786.00) or more within a year. If winnings are found to be "factually or statistically improbable," lottery officials can freeze the player's payouts for months. "Implementing this policy is a major step forward in addressing potential issues of money laundering and other illegal activities and the potential avoidance of outstanding child support liabilities, and taxes and fees owed to the Commonwealth," said t){kind=link}
The Jafaar family carried out a ‘ten-percenter’ scam roping in a number of convenience stores as accomplices. The scheme allowed the crooks to avoid paying millions in taxes
A major lottery scam has been exposed leading to a father and son being locked up. Ali Jaafar, 63, and his son Yousef Jaafar, 29, were sentenced to five and four years respectively after the £1.4million ($1.8million) fraud was uncovered.
They orchestrated a scheme known as “ten-percenter” where winning tickets are illegally resold at a discount price to avoid paying tax. The Jaafars along with another son, Mohammed, were accused of working with legitimate winners to buy the winnings at 10 to 20 percent of the actual value and then filing false tax returns, reported CBS Boston at the time.
Between 2011 and 2019, the family cashed more than 14,000 lottery tickets, claiming over £16.4million ($20.9million) that was not reported on their tax returns. This led to around £4.7million ($6million) in federal tax losses, according to the Attorney’s Office.
The Jaafars have been ordered by the court to repay the £4.7million ($6million) as well as forfeit any profits from the scheme. Mohammed was sentenced to six months in prison, reported Mass Live.