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Old 11-29-2007, 10:18 AM
mo42nyy mo42nyy is offline
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071128/...lottery_winner

BOSTON - The winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket may not be so lucky after all: He's a convicted bank robber who isn't supposed to gamble. Timothy Elliott faces a Dec. 7 court hearing over whether he violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the $800 Million Spectacular game at a supermarket in Hyannis.
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Elliott was placed on five years' probation after pleading guilty in October 2006 to unarmed robbery for a January 2006 heist at a bank on Cape Cod. Under terms of his probation, he "may not gamble, purchase lottery tickets or visit an establishment where gaming is conducted, including restaurants where Keno may be played."

Elliott, 55, has collected the first of 20 annual $50,000 checks from the Massachusetts lottery commission. A picture of Elliott, holding his first check, was posted on the lottery's Web site Monday, though it was removed by Wednesday.

As part of his sentence, Elliott was put under the care of the state Mental Health Department and sent to a hospital for treatment, and state officials refused Wednesday to say whether he was still being treated.

A telephone number for Elliott could not immediately be located Wednesday, and it was not clear whether he had a lawyer.

The lottery routinely cross references the names of winners with the state Revenue Department to see if they owe back taxes or child support, lottery spokesman Dan Rosenfeld said. In those cases, winnings go straight to the Revenue Department.

But in this case, it will be up to the court to determine what will happen with Elliott's winnings.

"This is kind of new territory," he said.
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Old 11-29-2007, 10:20 AM
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that's how they end the article? wtf
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Old 11-29-2007, 10:23 AM
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Default Re: Bank robber wins 1 mil on lottery ticket-but hes not allowed play

Given your undertitle, you should be happy thay system is gone.

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Old 11-29-2007, 11:52 AM
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Default Re: Bank robber wins 1 mil on lottery ticket-but hes not allowed play

I thought this would bring up the question of whether the lottery is "gambling." But since the prohibition specifically says "no lottery," this is an open/shut case.
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Old 11-29-2007, 12:01 PM
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Give him the 50k/yr and have him deal with the violation of his probation.
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Old 11-29-2007, 12:31 PM
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Give him the 50k/yr and have him deal with the violation of his probation.

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I agree. This would be the fairest way IMO.
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Old 11-29-2007, 01:16 PM
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Give him the 50k/yr and have him deal with the violation of his probation.

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Does Massachusetts have elected judges? Next campaign cycle...

"My opponent Judge Gutpaunch gave a convicted felon one Million dollars after he violated the terms of his parole!"
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Old 11-29-2007, 12:09 PM
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Default Re: Bank robber wins 1 mil on lottery ticket-but hes not allowed play

I always wondered whatever happened to ZZ Top.
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Old 11-30-2007, 03:57 PM
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I'm just glad the guy had the common decency to take a shower and get a haircut before having his picture taken. Wouldn't want to look like a bum or anything.
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Old 11-29-2007, 04:49 PM
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LOL government.
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