World’s richest lottery winner Edwin Castro spotted amid legal battle #shorts

LOTTERY winner Edwin Castro has been spotted leaving his lawyer's Los Angeles office one year after scoring the largest Powerball prize in history.

Castro left his Hollywood Hills home with a security entourage to have a meeting after the man who accused him of stealing the winning ticket was hit with a criminal charge.

On Tuesday, the $2.04 billion winner cruised into the parking lot in a cool green 1970s Porsche 911 SC while security followed in a brand new white Jeep Grand Wagoneer, photos exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun reveal.

The California resident appeared to go inside and meet with his lawyers right after the latest bombshell update on his legal woes came to light.

On Monday, the Pasadena Police Department revealed that Jose Rivera had been charged with filing a false police report.

It came after Rivera filed a lawsuit in May alleging that he was the one who purchased the winning ticket from Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California, last November.

The suit alleges the ticket was stolen by his former landlord Urachi F "Reggie" Romero and later acquired by Castro.

Castro's legal team denies the claim, and the California State Lottery also stood by its decision to identify him as the winner.

Since the filing, detectives have been investigating Rivera and accused him of misleading them with illegitimate claims.

But Rivera's lawyer previously said they were preparing for this and plans to continue fighting for his "rightful claim" to the prize.

"He personally made the claim with the Pasadena Police Department, and he was warned at the time of filing the report [not to waste police time]," his lawyer told The U.S. Sun before charges were filed.

"Jose has been not provided with any updates or copies of any investigation report by PPD.

"He is ready to face charges if that is the course of action that PPD takes. Jose will present his facts of the claim to the court."

Rivera is scheduled to be arraigned on December 1, 2023 in Pasadena.

In California, the punishment for filing a false report is jail time of up to six months, probation, and fines of up to $1,000.

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