Edwin Castro served with lawsuit at California mansion claiming $2B Powerball ... trends now
Edwin Castro, the man who won $2billion in the Powerball lottery, was served with a lawsuit that his winning ticket was stolen.
Castro was at his new $25million mansion in California Thursday when he was served with the lawsuit, according to a U.S. Sun report.
The winning Powerball ticket was sold at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California, for the November drawing that captivated the nation.
Castro claimed the winning ticket and California lottery officials say he is the rightful owner of the $2billion prize. But that hasn't stopped Jose Rivera from filing a lawsuit saying the ticket was his.
Edwin Castro was served with a lawsuit that alleges his $2billion winning Powerball lottery ticket was stolen
Castro was served with as his new $25million California home, despite lottery officials saying he is the rightful winner
Rivera claims a man named 'Reggie' stole the ticket and refused to return it, saying it was a dud. Reggie also said if did turn out to be a winner, that he would give up half the winnings.
Rivera said he refused to be blackmailed and reported the alleged theft to police and lottery officials.
Both Castro and Reggie were named as co-defendants in the suit.
The winning ticket - 10, 33, 41, 47, 56, and Powerball 10 - was sold at the Altadena store, which also saw a $1million payout for the historic win.
Workers at the Service Center told DailyMail.com that there was little evidence to support claims the ticket was stolen.
'California Lottery have strict regulations about how they choose a winner, this guy is crazy, he came in here with his attorney yelling about it and there's nothing we can do,' a worker said.
The employee added lottery officials obtained surveillance video and went through it frame by frame for the vetted winner.
'When it comes to the vetting
