Georgia court sentences brothers to 20 years over lottery machine fraud
A Columbia County court sentenced brothers Quinton Watts and Phillip Watts to 20 years in prison for offences including lottery ticket fraud and racketeering linked to coin-operated amusement machines. The court also ordered both to pay $86,000 in restitution to the Georgia Lottery Commission; Quinton received 45 years’ probation and Phillip 35 years.
The sentences and restitution order clarify the legal and financial consequences of fraud involving lottery-linked machines.