Lakewood woman reported to be Mega Millions winner is arrested on fraud charges

TACOMA, WASHINGTON - A woman reported to be the winner of a $93 million Mega Millions prize has been arrested on fraud and other charges, the Pierce County sheriff&#39;s office reported. <br> <br> Twenty-seven-year-old Hillary Walls of Lakewood, was arrested Tuesday morning, said Pierce County Sheriff&#39;s spokesman Ed Troyer. She had told a Tacoma television station last night that she was the big winner. <br> <br> It was not immediately clear whether she had actually won the Mega Millions jackpot. Earlier, Washington State Lottery officials had said a Grays Harbor County woman won the jackpot. <br> <br> Pierce County Sheriff&#39;s spokesman Ed Troyers says, ``She&#39;s written bad checks, forgery, fraud, theft, you name it.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Troyer also said that police do not believe the Lakewood woman has the winning ticket, and they also believe she is actually a man rather than a woman. <br> <br> Walls&#39; former landlord claims she stole $6,000 from him.

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