CNN
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A French man whose stolen credit card was used to buy a winning lottery ticket has offered to split the jackpot with the two thieves.
The criminals broke into Jean-Davide Estele’s car in the city of Toulouse on February 3 and used his credit card to buy a few items at a bar that same day, Estele’s lawyer Pierre Debuisson told CNN on Tuesday.
Among them was a lottery ticket that turned out to be a winner worth 500,000 euros ($525,000).
“It’s a miracle for both the thieves and my client,” said Debuisson, who said that Estele is offering to split the prize money with the thieves, who appear to be homeless and have since…
