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Mainely Matters
by Mainely Matters, LLC
Highly qualified hosts cover a variety of topics regarding the state of Maine; Business, Veterans Affairs, Sports, Non-Profits, Politics, Travel & Tourism, Law & Justice, Maine Made, Maine Lobster Industry, Outdoors & Recreation, Real Estate, Music, Odds & Ends, and more. Maine's people, Maine's past, Maine's present, Maine's future.
Episodes
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From the Body Shop to the State House with Rep. Steve Bishop
Steve Bishop, State Representative for House District 17 (Bucksport, Orland, Penobscot, and Verona Island) talks with host Rob Carmichael.
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Candidate Ron Russell, District 17, with host Rob Carmichael
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.
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Lottery.con Episode 31 - Founders Scheme To Fraudulently Control NASDAQ Company
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...
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Lottery.con Episode 34. Texas State Affairs Meeting Lotto Texas Crime 9-14-26
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...
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Lottery.con Episode 33. Gary Grief in Court, Invalid Tickets, Time To Claw Back Winnings?
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...
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Attorney Lou Annechino with Host Rob Carmichael
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…
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Rob Carmichael joins Mainely Matters - a Father & Son Podcast
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.
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Lottery.con Episode 32 - Has Gary Grief's Lotto Texas related criminal Indictment Vanished?
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...
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Host Rob Carmichael with Andre Cushing on the rising importance of collaboration between Maine counties
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.
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Lottery.con Episode 30 - Texas Lottery Act Violated, All Lotto Texas Tickets Invalid April 2023
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…
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Lottery.con Episode 29 - Fredricksburg, Texas and the $1.9 Billion Powerball Jackpot 9/25
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.
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Lottery.con Episode 28 - Black Swan, White Swan, J. Streicher Lotto Texas 4/23
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.
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Lottery.con Episode 27 - Lotto Texas April 2023 Jackpot Heist Overstated by $1.8 million
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...
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Lottery.con Episode 26. Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief Indicted For Lotto Texas April 2023 Scheme
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.
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Bobby Charles was a crime fighter- not a lobbyist. Taking down Meth Super Labs does not make one a lobbyist.
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...
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Building Strong Communities; Former YMCA CEO Tom Warren w/ Rob Camichael
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.
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Escape from Bahrain-Rob Carmichael talks with Maine Maritime graduate Sheldon Parent
Escape from Bahrain-Rob Carmichael talks with Maine Maritime graduate and merchant mariner Sheldon Parent, on his career and recent activities in Bahrain under fire.
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Lottery.con Episode 25 - Connecting The Dots On Lotto Texas April 2023 Lottery Heist
Recent investigative reporting articles from around the world and Texas reveal new insights into how the Lotto Texas $95 million lottery scheme took place in April, 2023.
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Building Champions On and Off the Field
Building Champions On and Off the Field; Former UMaine football standout David Harrison shares his long career in coaching and education with host Rob Carmichael.
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Lottery.con Episode 24; Australia's Connection To Lotto Texas April 2023 Lottery Scheme
An explosive investigative story in the Sydney Morning News out of Australia reveals more information on Australia's connection to the April 2023 $95 million Lotto Texas Lottery Scheme.
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Lottery.con Episode 23. Epstein's Powerball Win, DOJ Guilty Plea's, and Australia
The Jeffrey Epstein 2008 $80 million Powerball jackpot win, additional guilty plea to Federal crimes by Lottery.com executives, new SEC lawsuit filed, and the Australian connection to the Lotto Texas April 2023 lottery scheme and the mysterious $1 million Powerball ticket awarded to an anonymous...
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Bucksport attorney, Bill Tymoczko with host Rob Carmichael
43 Years in the Courtroom: A Small-Town Attorney’s Final Chapter” Host Rob Carmichael interviews long time Bucksport attorney, Bill Tymoczko as he concludes 43 years practicing law.
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Bobby Charles, Maine's Leading GOP Candidate For Governor with host John Brier
Bobby Charles, the GOP leading candidate for the 2026 Maine Governor election, talks about his background and experience, his vision for Maine, and how to reduce taxes, eliminate crime and stop the non-sense that has brought Maine to the brink. BobbyForMaine.com
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Lottery.con-Episode 22. QR Code Work By IGT Aided Lotto Texas April 2023 Crime
From February 2022 through October 2022 IGT worked with Texas Lottery Commission to alter lottery terminal software. These changes were necessary for Lotto Texas April 2023 $95 million jackpot fraud to have occurred.
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Serving Up Success: Bill McKechnie’s Journey from Small Business to Big Impact
Host Rob Carmichael talks with Bill McKechnie about how early experiences as a small business owner shaped his approach to building relationships, earning trust, and finding long-term success in commercial insurance.
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Old Town Head Football Coach David Gross with host Rob Carmichael
From Friday Nights to the Headset: A Coach’s First Season.” Host Rob Carmichael interviews Old Town Head Football Coach David Gross.
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Lottery.con Episode 21; Texas Powerball Wins, IGT, and Fredricksburg, Texas
Powerball wins in Texas have come under scrutiny in the past. A recent $1.6 billion dollar Powerball Jackpot was won by 2 people, including a resident of Texas. Is there a relation between IGT (Brightstar Lottery) and Powerball lottery wins in Texas?
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Lottery.con-Episode 20. Who did it? 18 Saville Row, London. The Lotto Texas UK Connections.
The Lotto Texas April 2023 $95 million jackpot crime in Texas is being called the largest crime in lottery history. This episode ties together the entities and people who can be linked to the Lotto Texas event through public records on file with the SEC and the UK government. One address is...
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Purpose After the Uniform: Retired Army Colonel Jack Mosher’s Second Mission
Host Rob Carmichael discusses Colonel Mosher’s post military transition working with disabled veterans and others as a Maine Guide.
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Lottery.com Episode 18. Money Laundering? Was Lotto Texas Rigged Lottery Scheme Money Laundering?
Texas Lt. Governor Patrick and multiple Texas Senators have asserted the Lotto Texas April 2023 $95 million rigged lottery event was most likely money laundering. This episode looks at some of the known flows of money, domestic and internationally, during the Lotto Texas crime. Will investigators...
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Lottery.con Episode 17. J Striecher Payments / UK Company Formations Linked To Lottery.com
Lottery.com was owed $16,500,000 from J Striecher. A settlement agreement was reached in 2022. Monthly payments were to be made to Lottery.com (Nasdaq). Were these payments made and if so, where are they recorded? If not, why not and what is the company doing to collect this debt? Lottery.con…
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Lottery.con Episode 16 - Thou Shall Not Steal!
Texas Governor Abbot orders the 10 Commandments to be put inside of every Texas school. Though Shall Not Steal is one of the 10 Commandments. This episode looks at the money alleged to have been stolen that is related to the Texas Lottery scandal and the Lotto Texas April 2023 rigged jackpot.
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Lottery.con Episode 15. J Streicher, Missing Millions, and the Lotto Texas Rigged Lottery
J Streicher received $16.5 million from Lottery.com in 2022, and almost got $5 million more in 2022 from a church in California in March of 2022. A witness claims J Streicher executives were seen in London with current Lottery.com Executives before the Lotto Texas jackpot theft in April of 2023....
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Nailing It: Building a Business and a Better Community
Host Rob Carmichael speaks with Don Grant who shares his journey from job sites to community leader, building more than just homes along the way.
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Lottery.con Episode 14. Eric Dexheimer, Houston, Chronicle, Discusses Lotto Texas April 2023 Event
Eric Dexheimer, a Colby College graduate and now an investigative reporter with the Houston Chronicle, discusses the Lotto Texas April 2023 $95 million lottery jackpot currently under investigation by law enforcement.
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Lottery.con Episode 12. IGT Employees - What Do They Know About The Lotto Texas 2023 Crime?
Multiple IGT employees had to be involved in delivering and installing the nearly 60 lottery terminals used to pull off the Lotto Texas crime in April of 2023, in what is being called the largest crime in lottery history. A $95 million jackpot was stolen. What did IGT employees know, and have any...
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Lottery.con -Episode 13. Integrity of America's Lottery System Hangs In the Balance.
The integrity of America's entire lottery system is now under fire. The Lotto Texas $95 million jackpot theft in April of 2023 involved a NYSE company, a Nasdaq company, and the State of Texas Lottery Commission. Criminals stole $60 million in cash from Texas citizens. Will justice hold them...
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Lottery.con Episode 11 - $3 Million Judgements / $95 Million Lawsuit; Lotto Texas 2023 Crime
The Lotto Texas April 22, 2023 lottery fraud is being called the largest lottery crime in history, with ongoing investigations and lawsuits. This episode updates recent legal rulings including $3 million judgements against two Lottery.com founders regarding $2.7 million stolen from a church in...
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Lottery.con Episode 10. Lotto Texas Crime April 2023 - No Apps Where Used!
The Lotto Texas April 2023 $95 Million Jackpot Theft. No apps where used. A description of how this crime may have been planned and pulled off by a group of bad actors. The Lotto Texas jackpot theft is being investigated at potentially the largest crime in lottery history, and has been called…
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Lottery.com Episode 9. Will criminal charges be filed in Texas soon in the Lotto Texas crime?
Criminal statutes appear to have been broken in Texas in regards to lottery ticket sales in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Included is the Lotto Texas April 2023 jackpot theft being called the largest crime in lottery history. Will criminal charges be filed eventually?
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Lottery.con - Episode 8. Money sent to Dubai and Mexico? Sohail Quraeshi, Former CEO Of Lottery.Com.
Former CEO of Nasdaq listed Lottery.com discusses irregularities and millions in missing funds that he discovered while working for the company. Sohail Quraeshi claims he was fired after bringing irregularities to the attention of the Board, and he outlines why he feels Nasdaq and the SEC have...
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Lottery.con Episode 7. Follow The Money; Means & Motive For Lotto Texas Crime April 2023
Lottery.com founders had access to millions of dollars in 2022. Follow the money and learn how the Lotto Texas illegal lottery tickets in April 0f 2023 may have been paid for, and learn how and where money moved during the Lotto Texas crime, and what needs to be done to make victims whole.
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Lottery.con Episode 6. $2.7 Million Stolen From A Church By Lottery.com Founders
In May of 2022 a California church was conned out of $2.7 million in cash by the Lottery.com founders. The money was wired to Lottery.com (Nasdaq LTRY) on May 2, 2022 under the auspice of it being a 7-day loan. Was the money used in the Lotto Texas April 2023 lottery crime? Was it sent to the…
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Lottery.con Episode 5. The Mysterious $1 million Powerball Win & Illegal Lottery Ticket Sales
Two back to back $50k Powerball lottery wins followed by a mysterious $1 million Powerball win at the hands of Ryan Dickinson, a Lottery.com founder who has pled guilty to stock fraud. Dickinson's multi-state illegal lottery ticket sales scheme that ran out of Texas from 2019-2022 is explored.
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Lottery.con Episode 4 - Should DOJ investigate IGT For Role In Lotto Texas Jackpot Crime?
This episode asks the DOJ to look at investigating IGT, the NYSE company that supplied the lottery terminals used in the Lotto Texas crime in April 0f 2023. IGT's role in the Lotto Texas event is outlined in detail. Should IGT be charged as a co-conspirator for altering a game of chance?
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Lottery.con - Lotto Texas Episode 3. Ronald Farah - Narco King Pin & Lottery.com
Ronald Farah, sentenced to life in prison for narcotics trafficking and pardoned by President Obama in 2016. Learn about Farah's involvement in the Lotto Texas April 2023 lottery crime, and his involvement with Lottery.com, Nasdaq LTRY.
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Lottery.con - Episode 2. Lotto Texas $95 Million Jackpot Theft April 2023
An overview of the Lottery.com saga, from going public on Nasdaq in November of 2021, to participating in the largest lottery fraud in world history in April of 2023 where the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot was stolen.
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Lottery.con - Part 1 of 20. The theft of TinBu. (recorded in October of 2023)
Lottery.con - The story of how a group of professional criminals engaged in a long running crime spree that resulted in the largest crime in lottery history , the theft of the Lotto Texas $95 million jackpot in April of 2023.
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Army Reserve Colonel (Ret) Mark Brooks w/ host Rob Carmichael
Army Reserve Colonel (Ret) Mark Brooks is a multifaceted leader with experience in the military, Maine State Police, business, and his community, as explored in Host Rob Carmichael's interview.
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Highly qualified hosts cover a variety of topics regarding the state of Maine; Business, Veterans Affairs, Sports, Non-Profits, Politics, Travel & Tourism, Law & Justice, Maine Made, Maine Lobster Industry, Outdoors & Recreation, Real Estate, Music, Odds & Ends, and more. Maine's people, Maine's past, Maine's present, Maine's future.
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