Crime & Safety
Boston Police Officer Dana Lamb Pleads Guilty To Lottery Tax Charge
Prosecutors say Lamb sold a winning $10,000 scratch ticket to a convenience store owner and failed to claim it on his taxes.
ROSLINDALE, MA — A Boston Police officer was charged and has agreed to plead guilty after prosecutors say he sold a $10,000 winning lottery ticket to a convenience store owner for cash and failed to report it on his tax returns.
Dana Lamb, 57, of Roslindale, was charged with one count of filing a false document with the Internal Revenue Service, according to U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins.
In May 2020, while working as an officer for the Boston Police Department, Lamb sold a winning lottery ticket worth $10,000 to a convenience store owner for cash rather than properly claiming it with the Massachusetts Lottery Commission.
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Officials say Lamb then failed to report his gambling winnings on his U.S. Individual Tax return for that year. Lamb's failure to report the gambling proceeds resulted in an additional tax due and owing for that year of $1,800.
The charge of filing a false document with the Internal Revenue Service provides for a sentence of up to one year in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10,000.
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A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled by the Court, but Lamb agreed to plead guilty.
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