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Woman must forfeit $1 million lottery jackpot
Woman must forfeit $1 million lottery jackpotPosted: 8/11/2007 9:21:12 PM  A White City, Oregon, woman must turn over her lottery winnings after a judge said she won them illegally. Prosecutors said Christina Goodenow, of White City, used a credit card that belonged to her then-boyfriend's dead mother to buy a winning $1 million Scratch-It ticket in Oct. 2005. Goodenow asked lottery officials to keep her win quiet, claiming to be a victim of domestic violence. But police learned of the crime about two weeks later, as Goodenow continued to use the stolen credit card. On Thursday, Jackson County Judge Ray White ruled that the winnings were the proceeds of illegal activity and must be forfeited under Oregon law. Goodenow pleaded no contest to forgery, cheating and aggravated theft. Besides stripping Goodenow of her winnings, White sentenced Goodenow to a month in jail. But White gave her credit for the six months she served earlier this year for possessing methamphetamine. Goodenow, who maintains she bought the winning ticket with cash from her own pocket and said she plans to appeal, must spend two years on probation. Source: AP
Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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A very bad girl............ 
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Hamilton, OH United States Member #4236 March 27, 2004 156 Posts Offline |
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Well another destiny stolen from the lottery playing public. Someone else could have had a life-changing win. Now, it goes to the government.
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Decatur, GA United States Member #20798 August 18, 2005 1651 Posts Offline |
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poor baby=========================whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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MI United States Member #20554 August 14, 2005 49 Posts Offline |
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She continued to use a stolen credit card 2 weeks after winning a million dollars? Sure hope she never has kids, because stupid like that needs to be out of the gene pool.
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Norway Member #9692 December 10, 2004 735 Posts Offline |
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If she just would have spent her pocket change on the tickets instead this would not have been an issue. Instead she is now named and shamed in the media. And prosecuted and jailed. If she used the card in the shop she bought the tickets she got no case.
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Wisconsin United States Member #1327 March 27, 2003 1493 Posts Offline |
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She continued to use a stolen credit card 2 weeks after winning a million dollars? Sure hope she never has kids, because stupid like that needs to be out of the gene pool. LOL ! Since she was on possession of meth, she's probably a drug addict also, so she never would have been able to manage to hang onto whatever was left after taxes anyway. And what's with the retailer allowing a credit card to be used for lottery tickets? I thought that was pretty much illegal in all states. Life is short. So PAY ATTENTION !
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United States Member #4963 May 30, 2004 2492 Posts Offline |
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Well another destiny stolen from the lottery playing public. Someone else could have had a life-changing win. Now, it goes to the government. YES.......jeffrey^^^^^^^^^^^^ We have lottery winner's who have been SHOCKED if they WIN!!!! We have lottery winner's who take it in....STRIVE>> if they WIN!!!! Now WE have a judge (state or local) and the credit card LOBBY.... TAKE IT IF YOU......................................................................WIN!!!! WHERE is Lottomike when U need a pollester?? LOL ............if or when????????????????????????????? you WIN!!!!
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United States Member #24723 October 21, 2005 597 Posts Offline |
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She continued to use a stolen credit card 2 weeks after winning a million dollars? Sure hope she never has kids, because stupid like that needs to be out of the gene pool. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! 
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| Posted: August 16, 2007, 1:18 pm - IP Logged |
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I'm disappointed that Mrs. Goodenow had to give up $1 million scratch ticket.
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