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The Daily News Of The Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas County, Virgin Islands
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The Virgin Islands government will study lottery operations elsewhere to prevent repeats of a recent scandal involving the fired lottery director and cashier awaiting trial on financial charges. A $9,000 allocation is added to the 1962-63 lottery budget, and a new Deputy Commissioner, Carlos Classen, is appointed at $8,500 salary.
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A study of lottery operations elsewhere will be undertaken by the Virgin Islands government in an effort to prevent repetition of the recent lottery scandal in which the island lottery director and a cashier were fired.
In a substitute bill introduced into the Legislature, establishing the operating fund for the lottery for 1962-63, $9,000 has been added for the study.
Budget Director Morris F. DeCastro said the government hopes the study "will help avert what unfortunately happened last year.
Charged with alleged financial irregularities, the lottery director and cashier are awaiting trial on the charges.
Since then a new Deputy Commissioner, Carlos Classen, has been appointed.
Salary for that office for 1962-63 has been set at $8,500.
The previous director was paid $7,614.
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Virgin Islands
Event Date
1962 63
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lottery director and cashier fired and awaiting trial on financial irregularity charges; new deputy commissioner appointed; $9,000 allocated for study in 1962-63 budget.
Event Details
Virgin Islands government to undertake study of lottery operations elsewhere to prevent repetition of recent scandal; substitute bill adds $9,000 to 1962-63 lottery operating fund; Budget Director Morris F. DeCastro hopes it averts last year's issues; new Deputy Commissioner Carlos Classen appointed at $8,500 salary, previous director paid $7,614.