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Judge's Son Wins Slot Jackpot

NEW YORK – As reported by the Syracuse Post-Standard: "The $45,000 check from the Oneida Indian Nation had the makings of a scandal.

"The recipient was Neal McCurn same name as the federal judge who presided over the Oneidas' lawsuit against New York state from 1983 to 2001.

"But it was no judicial payoff just the proceeds of a lucky night for the judge's son on a slot machine at the Oneidas' Turning Stone Casino in Verona.

"…His father, a 79-year-old U.S. District Court judge in Syracuse, said he didn't know his son was stopping at Turning Stone before driving to the family camp that day. He said he's never gone to the casino, and won't while the land claim is pending, even though it's before a new judge…"

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