Man admits not paying tax on lottery winnings

A man who opted not to pay taxes on his Pennsylvania Lottery winnings pleaded guilty Friday to tax evasion and faces sentencing Feb. 15.

Sherman W. Friend, of the unincorporated McClellandtown community in Fayette County, was indicted in April for having other people cash in his winning lottery tickets in 2009 and 2010 to avoid paying taxes on combined income of about $481,000.

U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab will decide his sentence. today whether the state opposes the proposed pact.

The Post-Gazette sued the county board and Ms. Aichele in July, saying a statute barring anyone other than voters and elections officials from coming within 10 feet of polling places was unconstitutional as enforced. The newspaper sued in part because this election is the first in which voters will have to show photo identification, a controversial requirement that critics say could disenfranchise some people. of the victim’s relatives and thus declined to release his age or to say whether he lived in the home where he was shot. He also declined to say where the man was shot before the coroner had a chance to examine the body. the intersection of Zenith and Fleury ways in Homewood for a shooting on Sept. 9.

When they arrived, Mr. Blair fired from his car at officers and drove away, the lieutenant said. He said Zone 5 officers fired back at Mr. Blair.

When police arrested him Friday afternoon in the 1000 block of Brushton Avenue in Homewood, they noticed he had several gunshot wounds. Homicide detectives and the SWAT team assisted Zone 5 officers with the arrest. initial court appearance Friday and was detained.