Lottery Winners Sued As Nuisances

Comment #16

Jill34786 — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:46:39 GMT

Not sure who gets the award of ultimate lottery loser but it's a toss up between this family and Jack Whitaker

Comment #15

justxploring — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:25:58 GMT

So maybe there really is is a Criminal Gene that gets passed along from generation to generation! I think it's called Learned Behavior. Often we read about show biz families with problems, but being raised in a screwed up environment isn't limited to the wealthy. One would hope that winning a large sum of money would help people turn their lives around. At least they had the choice, but they obviously chose the wrong path. I feel sorry for their children, although they're adults too and co... [ More ]

Comment #14

tony95 — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:45:59 GMT

LOL! Well, if your going to do it you might as well do it right. Personally, it's hard to imagine not being able to think of anything better to do with the money than throwing a party every night.

Comment #13

LottoCracker — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:03:04 GMT

The Oregonian newspaper said the couple and two sons named in the suit all have a criminal history: Samuel; Elizabeth, 47; and Samuel Jr., 24, have been convicted of drug offenses. Westley, 20, has been convicted of robbery.

Such a family... O.O

Comment #12

CA LotteryGuy — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:34:57 GMT

Todd...one thing to keep in mind about Oregon's tax structure is that there is no sales tax on anything. This makes the income tax a liitle eaiser to take.

Comment #11

dphillips — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:04:00 GMT

I concur with your diagnosis of this malignant and recalcitrant behavior

Comment #10

TheGameGrl — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:04:32 GMT

Various facts are true:

1: THe winner claimed their winnings in lump sum.

2: They bought a house for 285k.

3: THe street was visited by police. (notice NOT their house but the street they resided on). Heck the Whitehouse could be accused of the same thing..

4: This article is riddled with allegations which leave the average reader to speculate.

I'll speculate that the first three statements are true and the rest is creative writing ...

Comment #9

MissNYC — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:52:20 GMT

That's really not a whole lot of money these days for them to be spending it that way, then again, I'm from NY, so it's not a lot of money here.

Comment #8

weshar75 — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:16:51 GMT

This winner took the cash option which is $1.3 million before federal and state taxes. Then they bought an almost $500,000 home and the rest in a fast life to no where.-weshar75

Comment #7

dvdiva — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:43:33 GMT

Sounds like they will get rid of that money pretty quick. Another example of looser in life but winner at the lottery.

Oregon does have very high income tax but it's not the highest sadly. If there is an international lottery the US would not be allowed in due to our idiotic idea of taxing state-sponsored lotteries. The EU actually brought sanctions against Poland, a member state, until they dropped the tax on lottery winners.

Comment #6

Todd — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:46:08 GMT

On top of federal taxes, Orgeon takes a whopping 8% in state taxes on lottery prizes. Hey, that's what putting liberals in charge of the government will do for ya. Tax the rich, remember? Lottery winners are RICH PEOPLE.

Comment #5

CASH Only — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:40:29 GMT

OR Megabucks (and several other in-state annuitized jackpot games) fix the cash value of the annuity at a lower rate than the actual cash value of the annuity. In this case, the cash value of an OR Megabucks annuity is 50%, when the actual retail value is higher. In such a scenario a lump-sum winner does not get their fair share. This does not happen with Mega Millions or Powerball, as cash-option winners in either game get the true value of the annuity in lump sum. (While the PB cash value is... [ More ]

Comment #4

RJOh — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:33:01 GMT

Sounds like they were getting into trouble before they won the lottery, after winning they could afford to do it in a better neighbor hood.

Comment #3

justxploring — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:25:52 GMT

In October 2005, when the couple accepted a lump-sum payment of $871,000 from the Oregon Lottery...

Was that lump sum after taxes? Seems like a very small percentage of $2.6M.

As I wrote on the other thread about the winners who are carefully investing their money and living normal lives, I think these negative stories are the exception, not the norm. These are people who would have gotten into trouble whether they had money or not.

Comment #2

Littleoldlady — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:18:13 GMT

Ignorant...sounds like..

Comment #1

chasingadream — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:16:16 GMT

WOW!!!! 52 times in 4monoths

Lottery Winners Sued As Nuisances

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:21:00 GMT

A couple who talked of helping young people fight drug addiction and alcohol abuse after winning a $2.6 million Oregon Lottery jackpot are facing a city lawsuit alleging they held a four-month-long party that included public sex, fights and signs of drug dealing.

The lawsuit filed against Elizabeth and Samuel Howard detailed allegations of parties featuring fights that spilled into other yards, couples having sex in plain view, an assault on a neighbor, slashed tires and loud music.

Howa... [ More ]