Lottery winners broke, busted

Comment #22

computerhead723 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:41:37 GMT

like your forcast ...of the money trial ...............

it is a sad story ...money gets you in deep stuff and makes you fell so good but when your in jail and your broke its just another dream ;

.lets get a GET OUT OF JAIL FUND DRIVE going ... well right after I get my $$ million

Comment #21

matt1977 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:09:15 GMT

I just don't understand the hostility here. Sure, most lottery winners seem to spend there loot on things I find silly, but it is their money, lucky S.O.B's though they may be. Honestly, I don't see why anyone is bothered by how he spent his money. Whether the money is gone because he put it up his nose or into a hedge fund, the story makes no mention of him blaming the lottery or his lottery winnings for his problems. It doesn't even mention that he spent his winnings on drugs, which is the dir... [ More ]

Comment #20

HaveABall — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:58:03 GMT

But this man never was a millionaire! He simply won a $1 million ANNUITY; which only paid out a gross of $50,000/year over 20 years.

Now let's look at that beginning $50,000 ... subtract the high New York Lottery STATE tax (possibly a county tax too) of at least 10%, PLUS simultaneously subtract the high FEDERAL lottery taxes of 31%. Hum, how much is the probable net remainder after taxes that this man gets to keep for spending, investing, or saving? The remainder amount is a maximum of only... [ More ]

Comment #19

LckyLary — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:25:24 GMT

I thought dope dealers were usually multi-millionaires? Always on the News you see them find stacks of $100's in rubber bands. It would have been an interesting press conference: Now that I won, I plan to retire from the dope dealing business

Comment #18

PrisonerSix — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:45:53 GMT

Good post.

What I think is all people have problems in their lives and money can either solve or magnify them, and in this case it magnified them.

I'm sure that for ever story like this one, there are many more of people who have won and gone on to have happy lives enjoying their money and living in peace.

Comment #17

viksmart — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:15:20 GMT

I bet they are wishing that the infamous get out jail free card existed.......

Comment #16

FiLUK — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:01:16 GMT

Stupid Stupid Stupid, iv seen to many stories about people who won big amounts of money and they become broke in a short time.

Comment #15

dopey7719 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:56:43 GMT

What a sad situation. The kids are probably in foster care or with another relative. An addict hit 15,000 a few months ago in town. You know where he is? Back on the corner asking for change...I was sure he would be found dead somewhere from an overdose. Lots of addicts by scratch-offs. That's why a majority of the liquour stores and gas stations are in poor neighborhoods and sell the lottery.

Comment #14

dk1421 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:13:28 GMT

It says they tried to make a deal at their apartment . That's different from the home repairs he mentioned, meaning at one time they had a house.

As for money for bail, maybe they haven't received their payment yet this year?

What worries me is the fact they don't mention his job. Did he quit? Was he fired? Maybe he was laid off? $50,000 before taxes doesn't cover a lot. He still needed that job.

What about the kids? If they are both in jail, where are the 4 kids?

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Comment #13

TheGameGrl — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:30:57 GMT

Love the adult answers or opinions verses those made from less then matured individuals.

One can judge a circumstance, yet not JUDGE the persons. There in lays the difference between being an adult and remaining neutral.

I prefered the commentary about intervention, informative without casting stones.

I lost money in the stock market and I can assure folks that it was a FOOLISH RISK and one that I will not endure again. But that doesnt make my being a FOOL. Big difference.

Comment #12

adamc224 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:32:41 GMT

Comment #11

charmed7 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:11:37 GMT

OH WELL, some people don't need to get that sum of money!

I hope the couple brought SOMETHING to show for all that money

Comment #10

clarthestar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:10:06 GMT

Fools, Fools, snip Fools..............always remember to keep something for rainy days. but guess what money in the hand of fools dont last. Wish them luck

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Comment #9

islanddude — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:49:39 GMT

Walking out of the store with a lottery ticket in your hand - Ecstatic

Finding out that the ticket just won you a bunch of money - Catatonic

Not having a plan in place to set you and your family up for life - Idiotic

As I always tell my friends, I already have a plan, I just need the money for the plan to go into effect.

Comment #8

adamc224 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:38:06 GMT

i hate these stories... i just can't stand them. anyone that is blessed like this and blows it. it makes you think why would God give them this money? they tell the good ones too... BUT like all news their are more bad ones than good ones!!! i hope that when i win big that i will end up with more money than what i won... and not in some gutter or jail... let this be a lesson to anyone who wins in the future!

The key to keeping riches is to hold on to what you have don't go crazy and give... [ More ]

Comment #7

Littleoldlady — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:34:07 GMT

Maybe he sold it to one of those rip off companies that buy annuities.

Comment #6

maringoman — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:30:02 GMT

I thought NY pays annuities for scratchoff jackpots? If I'm correct then how can the brother be broke and the annuities go on for like 20 years

Comment #5

Raven62 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:51 GMT

An intervention can help people who struggle with a variety of mental health conditions and addictive behaviors but who are in denial about their situation or refuse treatment.

Some indications that a person one may benefit from an intervention include:

- Health problems because of the addiction or other disorder

- The person harms or threatens family, friends or strangers

- The persons Children are neglected or abused

- Job loss

- Financial problems

- Homelessness

- R... [ More ]

Comment #4

CaesarsGhost — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:52:36 GMT

Guilty by Lotto... hahaha

it's not the lottery's fault, it's the fault of the people who seem to win the lottery. It's less so a curse then it is personal susceptability...

Look at all the other Millionaires in the world, they don't seem to squander their fortunes in a year or 2.

Comment #3

hearsetrax — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:32:43 GMT

I wasn't gonna say a word till U put that up

Comment #2

awwcrap — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:26:53 GMT

Stupid people

Comment #1

jackpotismine — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:03:54 GMT

Don't blame it on the Lottery! It's not the lottery curse . They were into drugs before they won the lottery. Some people get a chance in a lifetime and blow it! I have no sympathy for them or pity. Let this be a lesson to one and all.

Lottery winners broke, busted

Lottery Post — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:57:34 GMT

For someone who struck it rich, William Rivenburgh had fairly modest plans about how to spend his lottery winnings three years ago:

Pay off debts, make home repairs and possibly take a family trip to Disney World. Whether any of those things happened is unclear.

What is clear is that the money Rivenburgh has gotten so far from the $1 million scratch-off ticket he won in 2006 seems to have evaporated. He doesn't have enough money to make $5,000 bail after he was arrested May 25 for alleged... [ More ]