ALMOST, Ex-Wife Almost Gets Away with 3.5 Million Dollar winning Lottery Ticket

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Many yrs ago when my husband & I took a break I shared a apt with a friend and her 2 kids and me & my 2.Her dad was always around flirting even though he was old enough to be my grand dad,but not in a perv way.Just enough to make you feel good about yourself.When I bought this house in Windsor many yrs later I got to have him as a neighbor 4 houses down(didnt know before I moved here).He remarried somewhere down the road.So when his new daughter-in-law won 3.5 million it was really cool until the truth came out.Heres the story,I just thought it was a interesting tidbit and a heads up that shows sometimes you cant even trust family;;;;

An Ontario woman accused of stealing her aged husband's winning lottery ticket was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police along with her daughter, who claimed the $3.5-million prize WINDSOR, Ont. - An Ontario woman accused of stealing her aged husband's winning lottery ticket was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police on Wednesday along with her daughter, who claimed the $3.5-million prize.

Mary Patricia Moore, 59, and daughter Bobbie-Jo Arnold, 39, are charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, false pretences and uttering a forged document. The two women were to spend the night in a Windsor jail and appear in provincial court said OPP Staff Sgt. Mike Guilfoyle.

A special team of OPP officers who probe “suspicious” lottery wins began investigating Moore and Arnold in late April (2008), Guilfoyle said.

On April 4, Arnold travelled to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Toronto prize centre to claim the $3.5-million jackpot from the April 2 Lotto 6/49 draw.

Gerald Moore, 81, has filed a civil lawsuit against his wife of 10 years claiming she stole his winning ticket off his bedside table, got her daughter to cash it and then began divorce proceedings.

The retired carpenter also alleges his wife tampered with his heart and blood pressure medications, rendering him “physically, emotionally and psychologically incapable of appreciating the nature and consequences of the events,” according to his statement of claim filed in Superior Court on Sept. 16.

He is suing his wife, his two stepdaughters, their respective spouses, his wife’s grandson and the grandson’s spouse. He claims they all conspired to cheat him out of his win. He is also suing the OLGC, which he claims did not do enough to determine the lawful owner of the winning ticket.

A Superior Court judge on Sept. 19 froze all the family’s assets, not allowing them to access their bank accounts, sell their newly purchased homes and vehicles, or dispose of any other property they had obtained with the lottery money.

Justice Terry Patterson also ordered the family members to provide the court with an inventory of all items purchased with the winnings.

In an affidavit filed with the court as part of her divorce proceedings, Mary Patricia Moore says her daughter gave her $1.5 million of the jackpot. She says in addition to purchasing a modest home and paying off debts, she bought her husband a new SUV and gave him $200,000.

In a recent interview with the Windsor Star, Mary Patricia, who goes by the name Pat, denies all of her husband’s allegations. She does concede, however, that she did not tell her husband about the lottery win until after he had read about it in the paper.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/st...c-5ff87a17435a

Heres a update so far,this is still moving towards trial;;;;;;;;;;

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A 59-year-old Windsor, Ont., woman is denying allegations that she stole a $3.5-million winning lottery ticket from the bedside table of her 81-year-old husband and gave it to her daughter from a previous marriage.

In documents filed in Ontario Superior Court, Gerald Moore alleges Patricia Moore conspired along with family members to deceive him and claim the prize.

The suit alleges Moore stole her husband's winning ticket for the Lotto 6/49 draw on April 2, verified the winning numbers and gave it to her daughter Bobbie-Jo Arnold to cash in -- allegations Moore denies in a statement of defence.

The night after the lottery win, she told her husband she was going to spend the night at Arnold's house, the claim says.

"Under cover of darkness, (the defendants) rented a motor vehicle and drove to Toronto on or about April 4, 2008, for the sole purpose of claiming the winning prize monies," the husband's suit alleges.

When later questioned about the ticket, "(Moore) lied to (her husband), the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., police investigators and others concerning her theft and unlawful agreement with her co-conspirators," the lawsuit reads.

Patricia Moore -- who the suit alleges was given $1.5 million of the winnings by Arnold -- filed for divorce from her husband at the beginning of August while he was at a fishing retreat in northern Ontario.

Arnold also gave another $1 million of her winnings to her sister and kept the remaining money for herself, the suit alleges.

The lawsuit, which also names the two sisters, other family members and the OLG, further alleges Moore manipulated her husband's "medication for the purpose of rendering him physically, emotionally and psychologically incapable of appreciating the nature and consequences of the events."

The allegations have not been proven in court.

A statement of defence, served Thursday and scheduled to be filed with the court Friday on behalf of Patricia Moore and her family members, counters Gerald Moore's version of events.

"The defendants state that the allegations made against them are false, reckless and entirely unfounded," the statement reads.

It states that Patricia Moore purchased the winning ticket for Arnold and brought it to her house on the day of the draw. Arnold then called her mother the next day to say she believed she had a winning ticket.

The money Patricia Moore received from her daughter's winnings went to pay off debts accumulated by her husband, as well a house bought in both of their names, the statement says.

Gerald Moore never accused his wife of stealing the lottery ticket but "one of his children made that allegation... for the first time, more than a month after (Moore) learned of the good fortune of Bobbie-Jo, which she shared with her sister and mother," the statements reads.

Gerald Moore's lawyer, Edward Posliff, concedes his client did not sign the lottery ticket -- a measure implemented by the OLG following an investigation that revealed an inordinate amount of "insider wins" by retailers.

Gerald Moore is seeking the full value of the lottery ticket in the lawsuit, Posliff added.

Lotteries across Canada have been under scrutiny since a scathing ombudsman's report blasted the OLG for not cracking down on retailers who collected tens of millions of dollars in jackpots between 1999 and 2006, some of them fraudulently.

The lawsuit alleges the OLG was negligent in failing to properly investigate the prize winner, including reviewing video and speaking with the retailer who sold the ticket.

An OLG spokesman confirmed lawyers for the gaming corporation have received a copy of the lawsuit and were reviewing the documents.

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Unbelievable,,

[Wicked Doll]

Funny this should happen. In my separation agreement I left no stone unturned, including lottery winnings. If my soon to be ex-husband won the lottery before the divorce was final he had to divvy it up with me. Good times.

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Thank You Dakota!!

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[pissedoffindaytona]

Funny this should happen. In my separation agreement I left no stone unturned, including lottery winnings. If my soon to be ex-husband won the lottery before the divorce was final he had to divvy it up with me. Good times.

lol, same thing with me, my kids told thier father I won the lottery after the divorce and he freaked the fuck out, lol Good Times is right!!