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FOI Reveals £1.25m Still Missing From Edward Putman’s £2.5m Lottery Fraud

Freedom of information records highlight a major shortfall despite confiscation payments.

Overview

  • Approximately £1.25 million from the 2009 jackpot scam remains unaccounted for, according to documents reported by the Mirror.
  • Edward Putman has paid a £939,000 confiscation order plus about £85,000 in interest under Proceeds of Crime legislation.
  • CPS lawyers secured an additional £240,000 from the £1.2 million auction sale of Putman’s former Kings Langley home.
  • Bailiffs are pursuing further assets in ongoing efforts to recover the missing funds.
  • Putman was convicted in 2019 over a forged ticket created with Camelot insider Giles Knibbs, with the claim accepted despite the ticket lacking a barcode, and he was released early from prison last year.