Curse Of The Lottery - 'Food Stamp Millionaire' To Be Sentenced On Drug Charge

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s5thomps — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:45:28 GMT

Easy Come! Easy go! I guess money can't buy Common Sense! When I saw the show on TLC I knew it wouldn't be long. He better hold on to that bridge card!

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sully16 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:50:10 GMT

I see foodstamp fraud everyday, its a lifestyle in Michigan now.

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Starr920 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:37:46 GMT

The son has ALREADY spent the money! Let's face it, after taxes there really wasn't that much to splurge on - certainly not enough to justify the BS they put out on Lottery Changed My Life.

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kyokushin187 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:46:11 GMT

When the dad goes to jail.the son will smoke and or shoot al that money away. Gotta love trailer park trash.

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Starr920 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:54:18 GMT

This guy and his son deserve everything that's coming their way. It really has nothing to do with a lottery curse - they're just idiots:)) A fool and his money will soon part - here's a perfect example!

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Starr920 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:34:09 GMT

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tiparker119 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:27:30 GMT

After watching the show...I am not surprised...!!!

Original Blog Entry: Curse Of The Lottery - 'Food Stamp Millionaire' To Be Sentenced On Drug Charge

Starr920 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:12:34 GMT

A Bay County, Michigan man who won a $2 million Lottery prize is scheduled to be sentenced next month on drug and other charges in Isabella County Trial Court.

Leroy Norman Fick, 59, of Auburn sparked a national controversy when he continued to use food stamps after winning the money on the state s Make Me Rich Lottery television show in June 2010.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of driving with a suspended license and one count of possession of hydromorphone in Judge Mark Duthie s Mt. Pleasant courtroom Thursday.

Hydromorphone is a synthetic opioid.

Duthie sent Fick s sentencing for 2 p.m. Jan. 12.

During the plea hearing Thursday morning, Fick s attorney, John Wilson of Midland, said his client understood what he was giving up by pleading rather than going to trial.

After Fick spoke and spelled his name for the record, Duthie apparently recognized him, and asked if he won the Lottery. Fick said he did, and went on to tell Duthie his winnings totaled $2 million.

Fick, who appeared on The Learning Channel s reality show Lottery Changed My Life, after winning the lump sum from the Michigan Lottery, was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers for speeding on East M-20 in Chippewa Township Sept. 18, according to court records.

He was also arrested for having the drug, for which he did not have a prescription.

He was pulled over again for speeding Sept. 28 by Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police, then again by Tribal officers Oct. 20, according to court records.

Fick gained national attention for continuing to use his Michigan Bridge Card to purchase food after winning the money.

According to a report on the Huffington Post online, Fick kept using the Bridge Card after purchasing an Audi convertible.

According to the Michigan Department of Human Services, Fick s lump-sum Lottery prize does not count as income, which left him eligible for food stamps.

Source: http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/12/09/news/doc4ee0e7cbb2e62851220729.txt?viewmode=fullstory

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