...Crawford Shaw, who is trying to claim a jackpot worth much as $14.2 million on behalf of his client, Hexam Investments Trust, is being sued over his involvement in a now-bankrupt company called Industrial Enterprises of America Inc...
...Iowa law requires a winner to give his name and address when claiming a prize. The winner does not have to make a public appearance or a public statement, though most have done so...
Thanks for the link, jjotto! Lots more to this story than the initial reading!
I think this is someone's misinterpretation, if they are trying to imply an individual must identify himself. The Iowa lottery's doesn't say that:
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IAC/LINC/10-19-2011.Chapter.531.11.pdf
Maybe I missed something, but it specifically says that a legal entity (such as a trust) can claim the prize. This is what is typically used in other states that require that the winner be identified.