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Jehanne Julien-Banica, Garnerville woman, gets Powerball prize

Originally published: January 10, 2013 4:32 PM
Updated: January 10, 2013 6:08 PM
By RON BITTNER  ronald.bittner@cablevision.com

Jehanne Julien-Banica, of Garnerville, is presented with a

Photo credit: John Goff | Jehanne Julien-Banica, of Garnerville, is presented with a check for one million dollars by New York Lottery's Yolanda Vega during a presentation at Empire City Casino at the Yonkers Raceway. (Jan. 10, 2013)

A Garnerville woman has exchanged her husband's birthday gift to her -- for a million dollars.

The New York Lottery's Yolanda Vega presented second-prize Powerball winner Jehanne Julien-Banica with a symbolic check for $1 million at a ceremony Thursday morning at the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway.

Julien-Banica, 29, won't actually get the full million but instead a lump sum of...

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