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Three men, two of whom are his own relatives, have been arrested for the crime.
The three men, a father and son and a family friend, are all the talk On Oregon Avenue where they live in East Haven.
“My father told me this morning so the whole neighborhood knows,” said resident Steve Estep.
What they know is that Raffael Iuliano, his 18-year old son, and Joseph Bernardo, a longtime neighbor, are accused of stealing a million dollars in lottery winnings from Iuliano’s father.
The victim won the jackpot in 1986 and investigators said he kept the money in a safe in his home in North Branford.
Last month, it was discovered missing and police said several family members suspected the Iuliano’s might be involved.
“They were making rather large purchases and spending money on extravagant things that seemed out of the ordinary and raised red flags,” said Lt. David D’Ancicco of the North Branford Police Department.
Those large purchases included cars, ATV’s, and vacation and in fact the father and son had just returned from a cruise and Bernardo from Disney World when they were arrested over the weekend.
“Ultimately we were able to recover approximately $200,000 of the funds that were stolen from sources directly involved with the people who were arrested,” said Lt. David D’Ancicco.

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