An unemployed mechanic in scooped a $10,000 jackpot on a scratch-off lottery ticket only to be left empty handed when the state stripped him of the winnings, claiming he actually owed them thousands of dollars. Joe Cheung was told The Department of Economic Opportunity was keeping his winnings because he had been overpaid when he received unemployment assistance during the pandemic.Cheung had a debt balance of $7,800, but said he'd applied for forgiveness and even had proof the overpayments had been waived.
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