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Federal prosecutor to oversee voting

Howard Sklamberg, a deputy chief in the U.S. attorney's fraud and public corruption section, will oversee activities during voting Tuesday in the District, said U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor. Mr. Sklamberg will oversee D.C.'s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting-rights abuses.

Mr. Sklamberg will be part of a team of officials working nationwide in the Justice Department's program to thwart fraud and discrimination at the polls. He will be on duty while polls are open Tuesday. The FBI also will have agents available to assist in investigations.

VIRGINIA

RICHMOND

Bogus lottery stubs draw compensation

Players who bought Fast Play Super 7's lottery tickets will be compensated for a technical problem that erroneously led them to think they won cash prizes.

The Virginia Lottery said Thursday that a programming error by GTECH, the game's vendor, incorrectly printed 609 tickets showing prizes ranging from $2 to $7,777 on Oct. 19, the first day of ticket sales.

Lottery officials say that under lottery rules and state law, players can't redeem prizes that appeared on misprinted tickets. But players who bought what appeared to be tickets can apply for cash payments ranging from about $2,000 for tickets reflecting a $7,777 prize to about $100 for a $277 prize - paid out from GTECH's settlement with the lottery.