Lottery winner jailed for 5 months

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dphillips — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:20:01 GMT

Oh, how foolish -- and only 21. Jack Whittaker, who is much older and is supposed to be more mature, is an American embarrassment! All the financial planners/advisors in England will not help Mr. Carroll with his soon-to-be financial difficulties. Then again, he might feel guilty winning -- look at his acquaintances/friends who surround him: losers or what!dphillips (Blue

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tg636 — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 16:07:19 GMT

It might be time for Mr. Carroll to put what is left of his fortune to good use and get out of England for a while. I'm sure he can drink and get take drugs somewhere where he won't get arrested.In the meanwhile, we wait for the next story about Jack Whittaker.

Lottery winner jailed for 5 months

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:15:34 GMT

A lottery winner who scooped a 9.7m (US$18 million) jackpot was yesterday jailed for five months after breaching a drugs testing and treatment order.Michael Carroll, 21, of Downham Market, Norfolk, failed to comply with a 12-month testing order which was imposed in March after he had admitted possession of various drugs.He was told by Swaffham magistrates yesterday that he would have to serve the sentence because he had failed to turn up for testing twice a week. The court heard Carroll had onl... [ More ]