| Posted: March 15, 2007, 2:04 am - IP Logged |
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This is a case study of why winners need lawyers and need to pick up their checks under anonymous trusts. Every lottery winner should have this story handed to them. I've said it before - there is no gain for the winner in being used for publicity purposes by the lottery or newspapers. They won't get a cent more and their lives will not be easier in any way. What they will get is trouble, as this story shows.
This guy won 300 grand, and will probably net about 200 grand. If he wasn't foolish enough to invite the press right into his kitchen he probably wouldn't have any serious hassles. This guy needs some common sense, but somebody who only nets 200 grand doesn't need 10 grand or more in legal fees on top of the taxes.
