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From the Showroom to the State House: Ron Russell's Second Shot for the Maine State Legislature, District 17. Host Rob Carmichael interviews businessman and candidate Ron Russell.

When Lottery.com, Nasdaq, ran out of money in June and July of 2022 a cascade of bad events followed for the company. Discovered text messages between convicted felons show the original founders and wrong doers had secret side deals in place to allow a rogue Board of Directors to take over the company behind the SEC's and Nasdaq's back.

Explosive episode contains actual testimony from the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee meeting held on 9/14/26. Listen to Texas Senators call the Lotto Texas April 2023 jackpot theft a crime organized on the international level. Details are gone over, and a wider national lottery fraud may be taking place. Where is law enforcement in Texas on this? Will the Texas AG office take action?

Gary Grief, former Texas Lottery Commission Director, has been indicted for his role in the April 2023 Lotto Texas jackpot theft of $95 million. Documents have surfaced proving the State of Texas has declared all the tickets printed in the scheme - 33 million - where invalid. Will Texas be asking for the money back? The money that was awarded to the criminals? Will Texas officials hold the individuals and organizations that conspired to commit this massive crime responsible?

This week I sat down with Lou Annechino, a Connecticut attorney with decades of experience practicing law. We talked about his journey into law — including the real challenges of getting through law school — how the profession has changed over the years, and the lessons he’s picked up along the way — inside the courtroom and out.

Rob Carmichael joins Mainely Matters. "He built a company for 11 years... then sold it to private equity. Now he owns counseling practices, works in pharma, and coaches kids on resilience. Oh — and he's my son. This episode, we go inside the deal.

On August 14, 2026, former Texas Lottery Commission Director was scheduled to be in court after being indicted on a felony charge related to the $95 million rigged Lotto Texas drawing on April 22, 2023. Grief's court appearance disappeared from the docket and sources in Texas claim his entire indictment, handed down by a Texas Grand Jury, has been erased from the records. This episode covers these recent events related to the Lotto Texas April 2023 lottery crime. Note, after this episode was recorded but before it published the Gary Grief indictment documents and case file appeared again in the court files. they vanished for several days without explanation before returning.

From the State House to the county level, Andre Cushing has seen it all. Host Rob Carmichael talks with Andre about jail funding, regional collaboration, and why counties may hold the key to Maine’s next chapter. Insightful, honest, and full of perspective.

Recent "Show Cause" letters issued by the State of Texas declare all of the 26 million lottery tickets printed using an illegal QR code system in the April 22, 2023 $95 million Lotto Texas lottery drawing were invalid. As such, the tickets were worthless on their face. Millions in commissions were paid to the very entities that worked together to print the tickets, tens of millions in prize money was sent to Switzerland for "winning" tickets that were invalid, and the State of Texas took in $33 million in funds on tickets that were invalid and never could legally be paid for. Will Texas step up take action to reclaim the improper payments, and to make victims whole?

We explore the unique linkages between the small town of Fredricksburg, Texas, to the September 2025 Powerball jackpot that had soared to $1.9 billion, the second highest in Powerball history.

The Lotto Texas April 2023 $95 million lottery jackpot theft reveals more questions. The connection between White Swan Data, Black Swan Data, J. Streicher, 18 Saville Row, London and others is discussed in light of a recently produced May 2023 email obtained from the Texas Lottery Commission.

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, just hours before the fraudulent Lotto Texas jackpot drawing, the jackpot estimate of $96 million was overstated by $1.8 million by Texas Lottery Officials. The final signature on the jackpot estimate form was then Lottery Director Gary Grief, who has since been indicted for the April 2023 Lotto Texas scheme. The inflated jackpot form resulted in the lottery scam organizers getting paid an extra $1.8 million, with those funds being diverted from the Texas Lottery School Fund.

Gary Grief, the former Director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has been indicted by a grand jury in relation to his role in the April, 2023 Lotto Texas $95 million jackpot scheme that has been declared to have been rigged.

Bobby Charles is the leading GOP candidate in the Maine's race for Governor. Bobby had a substantial professional career fighting crime and eradicating drug trafficking, drug manufacturing and drug distribution. He assembled a team of crime fighters that were hired by the California AG and California DOJ to help California eradicate meth super labs. Political opponents are calling Bobby a "DC Lobbyist" for being a crime fighter and helping California fight narco trafficking. Bobby was not a lobbyist, he was a crime fighter.

Building Strong Communities: A Conversation with former UMaine football alum and retired YMCA CEO Tom Warren. Host Rob Carmichael leads a discussion leadership, fitness, and community.