Medical student wins lottery 5 times after embezzling graduation funds

[QueenVera]

This story is really interesting but also very funny and why will contributions done by an entire class be given to just one person in this very generation?
I think if she's of age then she should face the legal rots of the law and serve the necessary jail terms so it can all learn from these stories and take precautionary measures. The parents should be held to come make the necessary payments because it was their duty to train their ward the right way. I'm not blaming him so hard for using the class money but I'm blaming him for ow being so greedy even after the first payment was made and that is really bad and I guess it's because he wanted more money to flunct         

[seoincorporation]

How can someone ends up in debt after winning 5 times the lottery?, that was some kind of bruteforce gambling.

Too bad she was using the graduation money, for sure wasn't easy for the students to get that money and was easy for her to gamble those funds, she should go to jail for those actions, it's called karma. And even if she goes to jail the students will not recover that money at all.

[cabron]

How can someone ends up in debt after winning 5 times the lottery?, that was some kind of bruteforce gambling.

Too bad she was using the graduation money, for sure wasn't easy for the students to get that money and was easy for her to gamble those funds, she should go to jail for those actions, it's called karma. And even if she goes to jail the students will not recover that money at all.

Yep she should have stopped to think of the consequences and if she really wanted to keep playing, she can play the money she won but give back the graduation funds if she was smart enough.

She didn't learn in medical school how addiction works but she was trusted by her colleagues to keep their money. She must have some sort of charisma.

[Davidvictorson]

This is just a clear case of gambling addiction. It makes me wonder how they get the boldness or courage to go as far as using other people's money to gamble. Personally, I do not want to believe that they work alone. In this case, I think someone must have convinced her to go ahead and use the money. Also, the right punishment for this case shouldn't be jail but rather 6–12 months of rehabilitation and recovery. Also, she should somehow be made to pay back the original funds to her classmates.

[Asiska02]

No one will hear this and encourage people to gamble again in the future. This is complete gambling addiction. People should know when to stop gambling and should never gamble with money they cannot afford to lose. I feel bad for the other students who put their money in her hands. Any penalty imposed by the authorities on her is well deserved. Many people need gambling orientation to avoid situations like this.

[uneng]

I tried to search more on this case but found nothing new, no updates on the story. Maybe it's because I don't speak Portuguese, and it's more of a local news there. Anyway, it would be interesting to read not only updates, but a more detailed account of this one.

I'd like to find out what were her motives. Was she religious? Or, did she think she knows how to win the lottery?

If I have access to something new, I will post here. There isn't much else to say yet, because this case is happening in real time. Investigations are happening on this exact moment and all her personal items, like electronic devices and vehicle have been seized by the police for analysis of further evidences if she acted by herself or if there are partners involved. Accounts were also blocked.

Too little was said about the personality of the woman. It was said she is a very intelligent person, although being private and quiet, doesn't share details of her personal life with classmates.

It's a shame on her that she used her classmates' money to gamble and lost it.
Just think how hard they must be earning the money and paying for the graduation fees.
How can she even think of betraying her classmates and their emotions and especially their studies.
I hope the police takes strict action against her and makes her pay all the funds lost.
She must be imprisoned and pay for her mistakes.

Now imagine such an irresponsible and egoistical person was going to graduate and become a medical to take care of human lives. Imagine the kind of professional she was going to be...

[klidex]

Actually the way he did was the wrong way and would lead him to even bigger trouble because he had embezzled money from members of his class group.
Even though he managed to win up to 5 times, he was already involved in an unusual case because it would put him on trial and even in prison.
We can learn from this incident that we should not use any means just to be able to bet or gamble, especially if the methods we use are detrimental to other people, such as fraud or embezzlement of funds.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

How can someone ends up in debt after winning 5 times the lottery?, that was some kind of bruteforce gambling.

Too bad she was using the graduation money, for sure wasn't easy for the students to get that money and was easy for her to gamble those funds, she should go to jail for those actions, it's called karma. And even if she goes to jail the students will not recover that money at all.

That is the most painful part of it, the students will never recover their money back, even if the woman goes to jail..
But that should not stop the authorities from sending her to jail anyway, what she did is what I call a devil's kind of wickedness, even if she was a gambling addict, shouldn't she have cautioned her self a bit know the money she's gambling with belonged to students who are preparing for their graduation?.
To me, I think she deserve a stricter punishment other than just going to jail, they should give her a long jail term with hard labour, this should teach her a lesson and serve as a warning to others like her out there.

[virasisog]

It should have been wiser if he stopped when he was such a huge amount. However, the ends still don't justify the means so he still needs to pay for what he did and face the consequences.
In the first place, it is really wrong to gamble the funds that aren't yours or even risk the funds that you can't afford to lose. He must face charges for what he did. He didn't just ruin his reputation because of gambling addiction but he also lost a good future.

[Jemzx00]

This story is really interesting but also very funny and why will contributions done by an entire class be given to just one person in this very generation?
I think if she's of age then she should face the legal rots of the law and serve the necessary jail terms so it can all learn from these stories and take precautionary measures. The parents should be held to come make the necessary payments because it was their duty to train their ward the right way. I'm not blaming him so hard for using the class money but I'm blaming him for ow being so greedy even after the first payment was made and that is really bad and I guess it's because he wanted more money to flunct         

Actually, these kinds of scenario are quite common if you think of it especially on schools or universities as we entrust our funds to one person only which has been assigned to it especially for group projects and thesis. However, along with that are temptation from the person whose holding the funds to spend those with their own personal choice.

Also, if he's already a legal age then he and only him is responsible for this kind of issue. His parents are not responsible to his actions anymore and is not required to pay for the loss funds. And yes, you can blame him for not being trustworthy on keeping the funds safe.

[rahmad2nd]

A brazilian medicine college student diverted almost 200.000$ from the graduation comission's funds, which belonged to her whole class, to place high bets through the national lottery.

She won sometimes on short run, but after all, faced a huge loss and went into almost 40.000$ debt. After scamming the lottery, the police department was triggered and the investigation has started.

She was investigated for money laundering and embezzlement. Later on, it was discovered the funds' origin.

Meanwhile, the class students became suspicious about the situation after the woman told on her class Whatsapp's group funds raised for graduation were lost after she invested it in a brokerage firm and was scammed by it, but no further documents and evidences could be provided, because everything was robbed!

Since then, no more updates about the case have been shared on the news. It happened about 2 weeks ago.

Medical student wins lottery 5 times after embezzling graduation funds

At least this case has been processed by the authorities, although there has been no action or renewal regarding this case. I am sure that if this case is handled by the authorities, this woman will immediately be held accountable for her actions. however, the crux of the case is about addiction.

So, instead of winning the lottery 5 times. too bad, it doesn't make up for the losses he has suffered. referring from this case, no matter what her position, intelligence, status, even if this woman is a medical student. when addiction has taken root in him, he will find it difficult to control himself over the desire to fulfill his desire to gamble the lottery. as if, his rationality to think sanely lost control by his high desire to win the lottery again. in the end, this woman must be held accountable for her actions that allegedly embezzled graduation money.

[serjent05]

She won some times but the net profit is a loss, It was said that she even gambled daily, that would be a loss for everyday gambler with people's money. She did not think if the consequences if she lost part or all the money. That is not a small amount of money at all and I see this as an act of indiscipline. People can still be think to gamble with their own money or parents money in a way that nothing like jail or prison will be involved, unlike public money. I am not saying it is good to gamble with parent money, all are bad and only little amount should be used on gambling. Gambling should be for working class and the working class should spend less than 5% of his income on gambling.

I think this is a clear case of gambling addiction. Any gambler that goes to the extent of using another people's funds at his/her disposal to gamble needs help because such person has lost control of his gambling behavior. Gambling addicts just like other forms of addiction don't consider the consequences of thier actions because they are just concerned about satisfying a burning and uncontrollable desire in them. She would have to pay back her debt an sent to a gambling rehabs for the treatment his addiction.

I agree it is a case of gambling addiction.  No sane gambler will use his schoolmate's fund to gamble.  There is sure an uncontrollable urge there that mad the person to gamble without considering the possible consequences if he lost the fund.

Lying is also one sign of gambling addiction.  To cover up his misdeed he has to lie and invent a story just to make sure people won't think that he lost the money because he is addicted to gambling.

So, instead of winning the lottery 5 times. too bad, it doesn't make up for the losses he has suffered. referring from this case, no matter what her position, intelligence, status, even if this woman is a medical student. when addiction has taken root in him, he will find it difficult to control himself over the desire to fulfill his desire to gamble the lottery. as if, his rationality to think sanely lost control by his high desire to win the lottery again. in the end, this woman must be held accountable for her actions that allegedly embezzled graduation money.

If she won a major or jackpot reward, he wouldn't be facing all these allegations.  Imaging he bet on the lottery and not paying them, this person knows how to defraud people. Is it the result of his gambling addiction?

[deathcode]

oh lord
people definitely don't care where they put their money.

surprised by the fact this happening in USP too
it's the hardest college in Brazil to go in

not sure if all are aware but Brazil has public and private colleges
public ones are free of charge, all paid with taxes but with no fees at all for students.

Yet another very detrimental and sad case of craving for gambling addiction.
We know gambling addiction knows no age.
Likewise gambling addiction does not know what a person's profession and rank is.
There have been many other examples of even worse cases of gambling addiction.
What is sad is that some cases are sometimes carried out by people who have an IQ above average,
even carried out by people who are respectable and have high positions in a government agency.
What they should be more aware of and be able to think about is the impact and consequences of the actions taken.
In fact his eyes and mind are blinded by gambling addiction.
Even a small child might, if they are used to and have fun with gambling, they will definitely experience addiction.

[Issa56]

How can someone ends up in debt after winning 5 times the lottery?, that was some kind of bruteforce gambling.

She was not satisfied with the amount that she won already, she wanted more that was why she ended up losing everything, i don't know why she have to gamble with the money that belongs to the class, she is definitely addicted to gambling because the person that's not addicted to gambling won't have the courage to gamble with the money that's those not belong to him or her. The funniest part is that she won 5 times but she was not still satisfied, she wanted to win more money.

And even if she goes to jail the students will not recover that money at all.

I think she should be arrested, they shouldn't just free her, if she is in jail she won't be able to recover the money, but how will she be able to recover the money even if she is not arrested? I think she should be punished for what she did.

[stomachgrowls]

Wow, that's a really dire circumstance. I'm delighted the police are looking into the situation, and I hope justice will be done. It's important to keep in mind that stealing from others—especially your classmates—is both wrong and unlawful. I'm hoping that the impacted students will be able to recoup the money that was deducted from them. In order to prevent being a victim of fraud, it's also critical to exercise caution while investing and to constantly do your own research. It's awful to learn that the lady may have been defrauded, but stealing from others to make up for it is wrong.

Whom would really expect out?

Collection or accumulation of funds was really that intended for educational purposes or simply with those graduation which is really that important.Whom had really thought?
Why these funds arent been entrusted on the faculty or teachers itself considering that it is a huge funds?

They are really that too much in loose on making it handled by some student.I dont have any trust issues but when it comes to money and we dont know on how
a certain person would react out on the time they had handling huge funds then it would really be an another story.

[capedbaldy]

She was not satisfied with the amount that she won already, she wanted more that was why she ended up losing everything, i don't know why she have to gamble with the money that belongs to the class, she is definitely addicted to gambling because the person that's not addicted to gambling won't have the courage to gamble with the money that's those not belong to him or her. The funniest part is that she won 5 times but she was not still satisfied, she wanted to win more money.

He is very greedy and does not realize he is using other people's money in his gambling, even though he has won 5 times but he does not stop gambling, even though he can get the winning money for him and return other money to his coffers, he has been heavily addicted to gambling because he should only chase victory and leave gambling.

[Smartvirus]

There are many sites on the internet teaching how to win on this lottery, as if it were possible to make it in a safe way. I guess the student must have had access to such websites and thought she could make it work.

Apparently. You know, that's the point I was about to get to before you took it off me mouth. Those schemes and tricks just never works in casino or lotto gambling. It's a system that is based on luck and nothing else.
My annoyance with the case is, how can you give someone sole authority over a collectively owned funds. I get it she was/is the president of the group but, having to transfer organisation funds to private account, that should have raised a red flag and questions should have been asked then.

The said student is just an opportunist criminal for tampering with people's funds with hopes to profit from it  unauthorised and an addictive gambler for waging such huge amounts. He ain't ain't one bit and even devices a scheme to defend himself without prior informing the group on what's going on.

The goodnews is, the law will always catch up to individuals such as described in OP.

[Vaskiy]

She was not satisfied with the amount that she won already, she wanted more that was why she ended up losing everything, i don't know why she have to gamble with the money that belongs to the class, she is definitely addicted to gambling because the person that's not addicted to gambling won't have the courage to gamble with the money that's those not belong to him or her. The funniest part is that she won 5 times but she was not still satisfied, she wanted to win more money.

He is very greedy and does not realize he is using other people's money in his gambling, even though he has won 5 times but he does not stop gambling, even though he can get the winning money for him and return other money to his coffers, he has been heavily addicted to gambling because he should only chase victory and leave gambling.

If I'm not wrong earlier she could've practiced the same and made some money. This time she have gone with the big money which is the bad part. Initially she might have experienced profit, but the greed had made her go for big rolls and the same have caused her loss big. Anyhow she had good learning that we should not use others fund. Everywhere this is the problem same as what happened with FTX

[noorman0]

This is just a clear case of gambling addiction. It makes me wonder how they get the boldness or courage to go as far as using other people's money to gamble.

At first I thought it was an acute addiction problem. But looking again at this case that the suspect is a woman, in plain view is the type of gender that is emotionally vulnerable. What's more, he holds that amount of money in his pocket at the peak of the sensation of his game or indeed because it is influenced by the results of previous games.

[len01]

This is just a clear case of gambling addiction. It makes me wonder how they get the boldness or courage to go as far as using other people's money to gamble.

At first I thought it was an acute addiction problem. But looking again at this case that the suspect is a woman, in plain view is the type of gender that is emotionally vulnerable. What's more, he holds that amount of money in his pocket at the peak of the sensation of his game or indeed because it is influenced by the results of previous games.

obviously it is an acute addiction to lottery gambling because as you said someone will become addicted after getting the previous victory and after that experiencing defeat and maybe he will continue to chase his defeat until his money is really gone. Addiction will not be in favor of men or women. If you are addicted to gambling, men and women will get worse and they will do anything to keep betting.
as the topic fills in the OP the lady previously won a few bucks on a lottery bet.

what I think right now, she is a woman who holds a lot of money in her pocket but why did she embezzle the funds in lottery bets? even though women are usually the same as spending money to shop for cosmetic clothes etc., but this woman chooses to bet on the lottery.