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Top lotto executives in middle of mess30 May 2007VICTORIA, British Columbia -- As reported by the Vancouver Sun: "Don't expect the two top executives selling British Columbians lottery tickets to fall on their swords in shame anytime soon. "Even as the biggest scandal ever faced by the B.C. Lottery Corporation exploded around them ...the duo running the multibillion-dollar Crown corporation signalled they plan to stay in the executive suite to fix the problems. "...Vic Poleschuk, the lottery corporation's beleaguered CEO and president, expressed regret over the ombudsman's finding that there was the potential for lottery players to be defrauded by ticket sellers. "...Poleschuk insisted there was no evidence anyone had ever lost a prize to retailer fraud under his tenure. "He was quickly backed up by John McLernon, the chair of the lottery corporation's board..." "...Solicitor-General John Les ...announced he would launch an independent audit of the Crown corporation that oversees the province's $2-billion gambling industry..."
Top lotto executives in middle of mess
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