Convicted sex offender wins $3M Scratch-Off prize

Fox News ^ | December 10, 2014 | Fox News

[Bettyprob]

A convicted sexual offender is now a multimillionaire after claiming a $3 million Scratch-Off prize in Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Records indicate that Timothy Poole, 43, was arrested 12 times on charges ranging from sexual battery of a victim under 12 to grand theft, the Sentinel said. In 1991, he was arrested for stealing almost $20,000 in food stamps from an Ocala Insurance company, where he worked as a guard. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Poole served three months in prison in 1996 and did a second stint from 2003 to 2006.

There are no laws in Florida that prohibit registered sexual predators from collecting winnings and the Florida Lottery cannot withhold earnings based on someone’s criminal record.

[Usagi_yo]

Good for him, now go buy a life.

[NormsRevenge]

Civil suit time, by victim(s).

[Baynative]

He’ll probably be broke, or dead within a year.

[cripplecreek]

There are no laws in Florida that prohibit registered sexual predators from collecting winnings and the Florida Lottery cannot withhold earnings based on someone’s criminal record.

A multiple repeat sex offender should be in prison and not out buying lottery tickets in the first place.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Good for him, now go buy a life.”In”

In Thailand?

Thailand? Oh no! Not again!

[trisham]

Absolutely.

[rktman]

Looks like somebody might be movin’ to Thailand.

[knarf]

yup

[rktman]

Yup! Posted my thoughts before I saw yours. I guess we’re just weird. LOL!

[Autonomous User]

Play Lotto! It is, after all..... for The Children!

[Verbosus]

The fellow that fixes and winterizes my sprinkler system
every year won $140,000 (after IRS) recently.

He was going to put $100,000 in his Roth IRA and him and
his bride were going on a cruise and paying off some bills.

He really is a good hard working fellow.
I am happy for him.

[Celtic Conservative]

I put my money on C. All of the above.

CC

[conservative98]

There are no laws in Florida that prohibit registered sexual predators from collecting winnings

Why would there be especially if he served his jail time and kept clean...

[PCPOET7]

I think that those people that he has victimized should be contacted so they can sue him for restitution

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

That old Thailand thread was hilarious!

[MeshugeMikey]

charges ranging from sexual battery of a victim under 12

why is this schmuck still ALIVE?? much less out on “the street”

[NEMDF]

Thanks for sharing that nice story. I needed that, today.

[txrefugee]

The lawyers of the victims are lining up to sue the pants off this creep...and he won’t enjoy it.

[Sawdring]

Pull a Gary Glitter.