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Lottery winner wasn't supposed to gamble (convicted bank robber on probation)
Yahoo News/AP ^
| Nov 28, 2007
Posted on 11/29/2007 7:08:30 AM PST by nuconvert
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:08:32 AM PST
by
nuconvert
To: nuconvert
He obiously is mentally impaired.
All he needed to do was have someone trusted cash in the ticket, and arrange to have them give him the money (less a small handling fee, of course).
A surrogate winner would have solved his problem, although I don't see how buying lottery tickets (as dumb as that is) is somehow a "parole violation".
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:11:40 AM PST
by
traditional1
(Thompson/Hunter '08)
To: traditional1
“I don’t see how buying lottery tickets (as dumb as that is) is somehow a “parole violation”.
“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.”
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:13:18 AM PST
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: nuconvert
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.
The winner of a $1 million lottery.... he "may not gamble, purchase lottery tickets
I should think that is pretty self explanitory. This is a waste of time and resources. He violated probation.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:13:40 AM PST
by
SoldierMedic
(Rowan Walter, 23 Feb 2007 Ramadi)
To: nuconvert
I’ll take it off his hands...
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:13:58 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Just because you're pro-life and talk about God a lot doesn't mean you're a conservative.)
To: traditional1
I don't see how buying lottery tickets (as dumb as that is) is somehow a "parole violation". It's a parole violation because it violates the explicit terms of his parole agreement.
I thought that was pretty obvious.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:14:18 AM PST
by
wideawake
(Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
To: nuconvert
I dont see how buying lottery tickets (as dumb as that is) is somehow a parole violation. Apparently it is only a violation if he wins. nobody cares if he loses...
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:14:50 AM PST
by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
To: nuconvert
At least he can afford a decent lawyer this time.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:15:21 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: nuconvert
I’m figuring he didn’t understand or know. What does lottery tickets have to do with robbing banks though?
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:16:54 AM PST
by
CindyDawg
To: CindyDawg
Im figuring he didnt understand or know. What does lottery tickets have to do with robbing banks though? It doesn't matter since he agreed to the parole agreement. He violated it plain and simple. Now the real question would be if he gets to keep the money. I'm sure the state will do everything in its power to return that money to the general fund for pork...I mean good causes...
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:19:22 AM PST
by
frogjerk
To: CindyDawg
Maybe he robbed the bank to pay for his gambling addiction? I would assume that he has a gambling problem if his parole went into enough detail to list restaurants with keno inside.
To: CindyDawg
Knowing nothing about this case, I’m going to take a guess, that he was offered a plea because he has a history of gambling and used gambling debts as an excuse for why he robbed the bank.
just a guess
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:20:07 AM PST
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: nuconvert
He won. Give him the money.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:23:25 AM PST
by
mysterio
To: nuconvert
This man wasn't sentenced to prison. He was sent to a mental health facility. It sounds like gambling might have been one of his problems.
It was an "unarmed" robbery and it sounds like someone said "stop" and he surrendered.
I find the "no lottery clause" to be "cruel and unusual"....a whim of the judge. Give the man the money.
He simply did no wrong. Violating probation? Happens every day!! Find me 10 people that were forced to turn over a million dollars because they violated probation. Find me one!!
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:23:53 AM PST
by
Sacajaweau
("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
To: nuconvert
Buying a lottery ticket is gambling? My state tells me it’s just fun, fun, fun.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:27:58 AM PST
by
DManA
To: nuconvert
A bank robber? Give his winnings to the bank.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:29:39 AM PST
by
YourAdHere
(Buy My Book, Bradypalooza, from Amazon.Com)
To: nuconvert
But I thought the lottery was just a tax on the stupid, not gambling.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:30:10 AM PST
by
CougarGA7
(I'm supporting a Conservative not a RINO http://www.gohunter08.com/)
To: nuconvert
That would make sense. I’m almost hoping he gets away with it though. I'm tired of the way the money monster(our government) rubs it’s hands together, slobbering, “Me like Money!”
To: nuconvert
The big question I have is, what are the “or else” terms of his probation? I’d be very surprised if it explicitly states that winnings will be confiscated. I’d take a deal where I have to back to jail but get to keep the cash.
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:33:42 AM PST
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: CindyDawg; YourAdHere
Well, he’s cost the city/state money between his trial and hospitalization, etc - so why not use the money to reimburse for those expenses, and then have the future checks go to various local charities?
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posted on
11/29/2007 7:34:12 AM PST
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
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