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Widow, daughter of poisoned lottery winner settle financial dispute

CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The wife of Chicago lottery winner who died from cyanide poisoning and her stepdaughter have agreed to a division of his estate, lawyers say.

Shabana Ansari and Jasmeen Khan also agreed not to sue each other for wrongful death in the agreement finalized Wednesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The death of Urooj Khan in July 2012, shortly after he won a million-dollar jackpot with a scratch-off ticket, has been ruled a homicide, but no one has been charged.

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Under the agreement, Jasmeen Khan, Khan's daughter by a previous marriage, is to get $140,000 from the jackpot and five condominiums he owned. Ansari will inherit the home she and her husband shared, his dry-cleaning business and other business property.

The two women agreed there would be no litigation over Khan's death unless police find new evidence or one of them is arrested, court documents show.

Khan's death was originally determined to be from natural causes. His brother Imtaz, who suspected foul play, pushed for additional tests, and the medical examiner then discovered cyanide in his blood.

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