buy a ticket with the winning numbers on certain dates .
tipton , 53 , was convicted of two fraud counts in iowa last year after a prosecutor argued that he tampered with random × charged : 2 texas men accused of defrauding wisconsin lottery madison — eddie tipton and robert rhodes , both of texas , have been charged with multiple felonies for their alleged roles in defrauding the wisconsin lottery , attorney general brad schimel announced on friday , december 23rd .
the charges stem from a suspect december 2007 megabucks drawing in wisconsin that allegedly won tipton and a business associate a prize worth $ 783,257 , according to a criminal complaint .
two years later , tipton tried to get rhodes to help him again , showing him a winning ticket for a $ 16 million jackpot for the iowa
a prosecutor in the wisconsin department of justice filed a total of six charges against eddie tipton on thursday , including one count of racketeering , a theft by fraud charge and four computers crimes charges .
 
the fresh charges are the newest development in the ongoing legal saga involving tipton , a former information security director for an urbandale nonprofit group that distributes lottery games nationwide .
rhodes later submitted the winning ticket for payment , and rhodes play facebook twitter google plus embed third suspect in lottery rigging scandal surrenders in iowa 0:47 a computer whiz implicated in lottery - rigging schemes in four states has now been charged with fixing a jackpot in a fifth .
tipton is also charged with engaging in racketeering activities and theft by fraud .