A group of seven men who used a phony lottery win to lure and rob motorists at Pennsylvania service plazas and truck stops pleaded guilty Monday in Westmoreland County.
The men — six from Ohio and one from Tennessee — admitted to stealing cash and jewelry from drivers in Dauphin, Somerset, Westmoreland and Washington counties during a two-day spree in April 2023.
Four robberies were reported by victims at a rest stop in Dauphin County on April 18, 2023. Additional robberies involving the same suspects were reported over the next two days at turnpike rest stops in Somerset and Westmoreland counties and truck stops along Interstate 70 in Westmoreland and Washington counties…