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Minnesota lottery director apparently kills self (responding to audit)
Billings Gazette ^
| 1.28.04
Posted on 01/29/2004 11:16:56 AM PST by mhking
MINNEAPOLIS - The longtime director of the Minnesota State Lottery apparently committed suicide Tuesday, a day after meeting with legislative auditors examining the lottery's operations, officials said.
George R. Andersen, 53, had a wound that appeared to be from a knife, said Cmdr. Scott Malinosky of the Washington County sheriff's office. He said a note was recovered, but declined to describe it.
Malinosky said authorities were called by Andersen's family about 7 a.m. after they found him outside their home northeast of St. Paul. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Legislative Auditor James Nobles said in a statement that he met with Andersen on Monday to discuss a report on the lottery due late next month.
"We had a cordial and productive meeting, and when I left I thought George had handled the meeting well and he seemed in good health," the statement said. Nobles declined to discuss the content of the audit or elaborate on the meeting.
Last year, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy concluded that it costs far more to run the lottery in Minnesota than in comparable states.
In response, lawmakers placed stricter limits on operating expenses, which resulted in 34 layoffs in October.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty called Andersen "a tireless advocate for Minnesota." In the 2002 budget year, the lottery contributed more than $43 million to the state's environmental efforts, according to the lottery's Web site.
Andersen, who had been director of the lottery since it began in 1990, was married with two grown children, according to a statement from the lottery.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: suicide
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:16:58 AM PST
by
mhking
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:17:18 AM PST
by
mhking
To: mhking
Something was eating this guy up from inside.
Wonder what it was?
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:20:31 AM PST
by
Sabretooth
(I'm not SabERtooth, Im SabREtooth.)
To: mhking
Why is it that I think there is more to this story than has been revealed?
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:20:44 AM PST
by
connectthedots
(John Calvin WAS NOT a Calvinist.)
To: mhking
Too much temptation and too little oversight - a sure recipe for disater on a human level.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:20:50 AM PST
by
trebb
(Ain't God good . . .)
To: mhking
It's mind-boggling how many people get into a position of authority and then destroy themselves through greed. I'll guarantee you that the audit will be startling.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:21:28 AM PST
by
EggsAckley
(..................**AMEND** the Fourteenth Amendment......(There, is THAT better?).................)
To: mhking
What are the odds?
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:21:32 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I don't know, but it looks like his number was up.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:22:28 AM PST
by
Constitution Day
(What happens at CPAC stays at CPAC.)
To: Sabretooth
Embezzlement, hookers, or lavish trips are possibilities.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:22:42 AM PST
by
connectthedots
(John Calvin WAS NOT a Calvinist.)
To: mhking
Suicide with a knife? Huh?
10
posted on
01/29/2004 11:26:14 AM PST
by
sarasota
To: connectthedots
What I was thinking. I hate shallow reporting...the guy jabbed himself and then walked out the front door?
What was he a Yakuza? Does the Governor own any knife collections? :o)
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:26:36 AM PST
by
VaBthang4
(-He who watches over Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps-)
To: mhking
it would be ironic if it turns out the head of the State ( non indian )gambling monopoly had a gambling problem.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:27:37 AM PST
by
DManA
To: mhking
Suicide... Hmm maybe a Minni-mafia.cide... Who says HE committed suicide.?. reminds me of poor ol' Vinny Foster..
Lets see if this story blends into the woodwork... quietly
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:28:02 AM PST
by
hosepipe
To: mhking
The BBC will blame Tony Blair.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:29:23 AM PST
by
Argus
To: Tijeras_Slim; Constitution Day
Dudes, that's just cold.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:31:56 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Viking it. And liking it.)
To: Willie Green; xsmommy; mountaineer
Nick Perry had no comment.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:32:40 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(OK, so he's dead.)
To: martin_fierro
When the big guy picks your ping pong ball...
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:36:59 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: sarasota
Sad day for his family and friends but a breath of fresh air for defining accountablity. I'd name a state building in his honor hoping it might start a trend.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:42:21 AM PST
by
blackdog
(Democrat Party? Democratic Party? Democrat Candidate? Democratic Candidate? Wassup wit dat?)
To: sarasota
Suicide with a knife? Huh? Another terrible consequence of gun control.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:45:29 AM PST
by
TankerKC
(My life is a Country Song.)
To: mhking; Tijeras_Slim
Crying on the inside.
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posted on
01/29/2004 11:52:32 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Viking it. And liking it.)
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