Edwin Castro’s rival is doubling down on his claims he is the rightful owner of the biggest winning lottery ticket in American history — despite being charged with filing a false police report in the ongoing saga, according to a report.
Jose Rivera demanded “justice” following his first appearance in Pasadena Court Friday for the criminal charge.
“It’s ridiculous that they are trying to put charges on me for my own ticket. I don’t have words for it,” Rivera told the US Sun.
“But I showed them that I am the rightful winner. I was the one who bought the ticket. I’m going to show everyone that I’m the rightful winner.”
Rivera came forward months after Castro claimed the $2.04 billion prize with allegations that he was the one who actually bought the ticket from a California store.
The lifelong gardener accused his landlord, Urachi “Reggie” Romero, of stealing the life-altering ticket before it somehow ended up in Castro’s hands.
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