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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2014, 07:52 PM Dec 2014

Convicted Sex Offender Wins $3 Million Lottery Jackpot. Guess where?

https://gma.yahoo.com/convicted-sex-offender-timothy-poole-wins-3-million-123056258--abc-news-topstories.html

A convicted sex offender won a $3 million lottery jackpot in Florida and will be able to keep his winnings.

Poole pleaded guilty in 2002 to attempted sexual battery involving two victims under the age of 12, according to Florida Department of Law Enforcement records.

He was released from custody in 2006....

There are no laws preventing anyone convicted of committing a crime from winning the lottery. The odds of winning a $3 million jackpot in the Super Millions scratch-off game are 1-in-1,680,000, according to Florida Lottery.

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Convicted Sex Offender Wins $3 Million Lottery Jackpot. Guess where? (Original Post) KamaAina Dec 2014 OP

So Florida Man now has the money to take his adventures elsewhere. TexasTowelie Dec 2014 #1

That will buy one sweet creepy van Tom Ripley Dec 2014 #2

Perhaps he'll provide for himself now Yeager29 Dec 2014 #3

Why wouldn't he be able to keep his money? Callmecrazy Dec 2014 #4

That's why it's a Lounge post KamaAina Dec 2014 #5

Florida's warm, we have more than our share of "baddies", for sure nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #6

couldn't happen to a nicer UglyGreed Dec 2014 #7

TexasTowelie

(112,495 posts)

1. So Florida Man now has the money to take his adventures elsewhere.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 08:01 PM

Dec 2014

Struggle4progress will enjoy the fact that he will be able to leave (if his mommy permits him to go out). The guy weighs 450 pounds and drives a cab for the company that is owned by his mother.

Tom Ripley

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2. That will buy one sweet creepy van

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Thu Dec 11, 2014, 10:22 PM

Dec 2014

Yeager29

(26 posts)

3. Perhaps he'll provide for himself now

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 11:07 PM

Dec 2014

Since he won that money, perhaps now he'll be able to provide for himself and learn something. I see he did serve his time. It looks like he got four years for attempted battery. And what in the world is attempted battery? Did he or didn't he assault the girls?