Defendant Name: Lottery.com

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 9999
CUSIP: 54570M20

Document Reference: comp26464

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Lawrence Anthony DiMatteo; Vadim Komissarov; Lottery.com, Inc.; Matthew Clemenson; and Ryan Dickinson
Document Name Complaint
Document Date 22-Jan-2026
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 26-cv-00603
Federal District Court New York, Southern District of New York
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary The SEC stated: "From November 2020 through May 2022, Komissarov, DiMatteo, Clemenson, and Dickinson engaged in a fraudulent scheme to mislead and defraud investors in Lottery, which was in the business of selling lottery tickets online, and Trident Acquisitions Corp. (“Trident”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) with which Lottery’s predecessor/subsidiary merged in October 2021. Komissarov, who was the Chief Executive Officer of Trident, planned and executed the scheme with DiMatteo (Lottery’s co-founder and CEO), Clemenson (Lottery’s other co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer), and Dickinson (Lottery’s President and ultimately Chief Financial Officer) (collectively, “the Lottery executives”)."

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LR-26464 23-Jan-2026 Litigation Release
SEC Charges Public Company, its Former CEO, and Two Former Executives Along with CEO of SPAC in Alleged Financial Fraud
On January 22, 2026, the SEC stated that: "[It] filed charges against Lottery.com, Inc., its former CEO, Lawrence Anthony DiMatteo, two of its former executives, Matthew Clemenson and Ryan Dickinson, and Vadim Komissarov, the CEO of Trident Acquisitions Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, for allegedly conducting a fraudulent scheme and making false statements in connection with a SPAC merger."