One of two brothers accused of swindling a man out of a winning $5m (£3.21m) lottery scratchcard has been found guilty by a judge in upstate New York.
Andy Ashkar, 35, was convicted of possessing stolen property. He faces one to three years in prison when he is sentenced on May 29.
His older brother, Nayel Ashkar, 36, was cleared of conspiracy charges.
It is not yet clear if the original winner will receive any kind of compensation or the rest of his jackpot.
Police and lottery officials had originally accused both men of convincing maintenance worker Robert Miles that the ticket he bought in 2006 was worth only $5k (£3,210).
Authorities said the brothers paid Mr Miles $4k, taking a $1k handling fee, then waited until the ticket was about to expire before trying to claim the jackpot in 2012.
"Why did they wait when there were so many other factors out there?" prosecutor Beth Van Doren asked in court.
The ticket was bought at the Green Ale Market in Syracuse "Why? It just didn't make sense, other than they were waiting for time to pass so witnesses would no longer be around, documents would be lost, or the statute of limitations would pass."
The $20 winning ticket was sold at their parents' store in Syracuse.
Andy Ashkar said he bought it when he went there for lunch on October 27, 2006.
He claimed he scratched the ticket, then handed it to his father.
"He scanned it. He said, 'Shut up!' He didn't want anyone to know," he said.
Andy Ashkar said he planned to go to the lottery office that day, then changed his mind, called his brother and went to his parents' home.
"I was hesitant. I wanted to do it the right way," he said. "I didn't want it to have a negative impact on my family."
The Ashkars' father, Nayef, is also charged with conspiracy and faces a separate trial in September.
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