Lottery Winner Was Not Supposed To Gamble
By Mar Celo on Nov 28, 2007 in US News | | |
Timothy Elliott is the lucky winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket,but the only problem is ,he is not allowed to gamble.Elliott is a convicted bank robber who is on five years probation after pleading guilty in October 2006 to unarmed robbery for a January 2006 heist at a bank on Cape Cod.Under terms of his probation:
He “may not gamble, purchase lottery tickets or visit an establishment where gaming is conducted, including restaurants where Keno may be played.”
Timothy will face a Dec. 7 court hearing to find out whether not he violated his probation when he bought the lottery ticket.
Elliott has already collected the first of 20 annual $50,000 checks from the Massachusetts lottery commission.
