That's not correct. Every state (except Iowa, it appears) honors the ownership of a ticket by a legal entity, such as a trust. Actually, even Iowa is supposed to, according to their rules:
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IAC/LINC/10-19-2011.Chapter.531.11.pdf
The shady lawyer involved won’t even explain how the person in the video who bought the ticket transferred possession. Stolen or forged tickets needn’t be honored.
It doesn't say so in this article, but an earlier article says that the ticket has been validated by the lottery. So, it's not forged. And the 30 or so claims that the ticket had been stolen from them had been investigated, and found without merit.
Seems like lawyer just should have said it was his and paid the taxes.
He can't. He represents the trust. And if the beneficiary of the trust doesn't want to be identified, the attorney can't do so -- or he can be disbarred.
You should make a deal with Crawford Shaw!