Powerball Winner: Thieves Cleaned Me Out

[Rhino]

Powerball Winner: Thieves Cleaned Me Out

Friday, January 12, 2007

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man beset by problems since winning a record lottery jackpot says he can't pay a settlement to a casino worker because thieves cleaned out his bank accounts.

Powerball winner Jack Whittaker gave that explanation in a note last fall to a lawyer for Kitti French, who accused him of assaulting her at the Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center, a slots-only casino near Charleston.....

.....Whittaker won a nearly $315 million on Christmas 2002, then the largest undivided lottery prize in U.S. history.....

....Since then, he has faced his granddaughter's death by drug overdose; he has been sued for bouncing checks at Atlantic City, N.J., casinos; he has been ordered to undergo rehab after being arrested on drunken driving charges; his vehicles and business have been burglarized; and he has been sued by the father of an 18-year-old boy, a friend of his granddaughter's, who was found dead in Whittaker's house.....http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jan12/0,4670,PowerballWinnerProblems,00.html

[CountryGent]

He loses 315 million dollars and does nothing about it? BS!! The elevator does not go to the top floor for this clown.

[Rhino]

Not $315 million. He only got $113 million after taxes. Still a lot.

[CountryGent]

Not $315 million. He only got $113 million after taxes. Still a lot.

Regardless of the amount the guy has to be a real doofus to allow himself to be swindled.....

[DesertFox]

If he's that dumb, wish I'd met him right after he won.

[RED]

I really feel sorry for rich RETARDS! :rolleyes:

[Rhino]

He ain't no genius.

Thieves broke into Whittaker's car on August 5, 2003 while it was parked at the Pink Pony strip club in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, getting away with $545,000 in cash [1][2]. Two employees at the same club were later arrested and charged with a plot to put drugs in Whittaker's drinks and then rob him. On January 25, 2004, thieves once again broke into his car, this time making off with an estimated $100,000 in cash......

....He was arrested for drunk driving on Interstate 64 on January 16, 2003. If convicted, he could face up to 6 months in jail. On January 6, 2004, Whittaker was arrested for misdemeanor assault after allegedly threatening the life of a bar manager in St. Albans, West Virginia, a charge that could bring an additional 6 months in jail. He has also been sued after allegedly groping a woman at a dog racetrack. Whittaker told a TV station after he was charged with drunken driving, "It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off."....

....On December 20, 2004, [his granddaughter] Brandi, 17, was found dead after a drug overdose....At a October 11, 2005 hearing related to his January 2003 DUI, a visibly shaken Whittaker lashed out at area law enforcement agencies for focusing on his troubles while failing to arrest anyone in relation to his granddaughter's death:

"Go after whoever killed my granddaughter with as much zealous [sic] as these butt holes are trying to convict me of something I didn’t do."....

....Whittaker is also being sued by Caesars Atlantic City casino for bouncing $1.5 million worth of checks to cover gambling losses. Whittaker is also countersuing them, claiming that his losses were supposed to be credited due to a slot machine he developed and that they in fact owe him money....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Whittaker_(lottery_winner)

...BECKLEY — Powerball jackpot winner Jack Whittaker has been sued by two women who allege he assaulted them in a Summers County camp in November 2004....http://www.lottoreport.com/sadbuttrue19.htm

[Suzie]

Yeah he's the state idiot, he was the village idiot until he won the money ... then he expanded.

[Rhino]

And he was actually already a millionaire before he won the lottery.

[Suzie]

And an @$$hole.

[Riverboat]

A fool and his money are soon parted. Or so said some really smart Greek guy over 2500 years ago.

[BEST45CAL]

I saw him on TV. I think "E" did a story about past lottery winners. They usually lose it all within a few years.

To his "credit," Whittaker did say that winning the money would not change him. He was right about that.

[Riverboat]

Winning the lottery would definitely change me. It would make me richer.

[RED]

And he was actually already a millionaire before he won the lottery.

Don't ever let anybody tell any of you it takes intelligence to become wealthy. This guy's just a blairing example of dumb luck.

[Eagle1]

the guy keeps hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in his car???
what the hell did he think was going to happen.

oh wait, did he say stop to the theives?? did he say no?? it is not his fault for having all that money in there in cash waiting to be stolen with nothing done for protection, it is the fault of the evil men who took it.

[Rhino]

I saw him on TV. I think "E" did a story about past lottery winners. They usually lose it all within a few years.Reportedly, about 70% of them do.

• William "Bud" Post, who won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery in 1988, had a brother who tried to have him killed for the inheritance. Post lost and spent all his winnings. He was living off Social Security when he died in January.

• Two years after winning a $31 million Texas Lottery in 1997, Billie Bob Harrell Jr. committed suicide. He had bought cars, real estate, gave money to his family, church and friends. After his death it was not clear whether there was money left for estate taxes.

• Victoria Zell, who shared an $11 million Powerball jackpot with her husband in 2001, is serving time in a Minnesota prison, her money gone. Zell was convicted in March 2005 in a drug- and alcohol-induced collision that killed one person and paralyzed another.

• Evelyn Adams, who won the New Jersey Lottery twice, in 1985 and 1986, for a total $5.4 million, gambled and gave away all of her money. She was poor by 2001, and living in a trailer.http://www.lottoreport.com/sadbuttrue19.htm

In May 1995, Johnny Ray Brewster won $12.8 million in the Texas lottery. Johnny died of a heart attack ten months later after receiving only one annual payment of $463,320. Johnny’s sister, Penny, was the sole beneficiary of his estate which included as its primary asset the right to the remaining lottery payments. The estimated federal estate tax totaled approximately $3.5 million. Because the estate did not yet have these funds, the IRS agreed to a ten year payment plan with annual payments of approximately $482,000, that is, $18,680 more than the annual lottery payments. Under this arrangement, Penny would need to put $18,680 of her own money toward the taxes for ten years. Only in the eleventh year, would Penny finally be able to benefit from her brother’s lucky ticket.http://www.professorbeyer.com/Articles/Lottery.htm

“The reality is that 70 percent of all lottery winners will squander away their winnings in a few years,” the Connecticut financial advisers said in a news release. “In the process, they will see family and friendships destroyed and the financial security they hoped for disappear.”http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/02/25/special/doc4400ffe394163444263790.txt

[DoctorDoom]

The difference between a poor fool and a lottery winner is temporary wealth.

[DeclinetoState]

I really feel sorry for rich RETARDS! :rolleyes:

Like this one?

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/ny11601041335.widec.jpg

:D

[BEST45CAL]

I think Whittaker's stupidity cleaned out his bank accounts.

How it all began...and ended. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36338-2005Jan25.html)

[Lubbock]

You couldn't write this as fiction and sell it.

[Seabee]

Okay, so this drunk retard had about few million dollars and thieves cleaned him out by writing bad checks. I might buy that excuse if he got cleaned out on a few thousand, but a legitimate bank isnt just going to let some guy walk in off the street with a check for five million and automatically do a fund transfer without speaking to the account holder. Also, I am sure there is some sort of grace period so the account holder can be contacted and the transfer can be done properly. Point is this guy had to either know about these checks and gave his permission thereby ruling out theivery, or the banks were in the back of Joe's Pawn Shop and Liquor Store.

One other thing I know the lottery payments are probably annual, but how in the hell is this guy broke. He has to be getting at least 5-10 million a year. Jumpin' hay-soos kritsto, thats alot of money to be blowing. I guess it can obviously be done.

[Lubbock]

Bingo!

Something is waaaaaaaay off kilter in this entire thing.

It could be just about time for the Feds and the Forensic Accountants to get involved.

[Kathy30]

I'm certainly no lottery winner but employees of the bank I had ordered checks from an independent check printing company using the information from the bank and wrote checks all over several towns. It happened a year ago. By the time I found out about it, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties all had warrants out for my arrest.

I reported the theft to my local police department who handled it this way. They determined that a crime had been committed and closed the case. When I went to the police for help in resolving these arrest warrants I was told that the case was closed and they could do nothing. Even though the police and district attorney was in Los Angeles county who had a warrant out for my arrest!

I finally prevailed on one detective who called around and resolved this with extreme ease.

If I won the lottery, I would move to where no one knew me and live very quietly without telling a soul that I won.

[DeclinetoState]

If I won the lottery, I'd pay all my outstanding bills, then become a recluse like Howard Hughes.

[Rhino]

One other thing I know the lottery payments are probably annual, but how in the hell is this guy broke. He has to be getting at least 5-10 million a year. Jumpin' hay-soos kritsto, thats alot of money to be blowing. I guess it can obviously be done.He took the lump sum payment instead of the annual payments. I kinda doubt his 'bad check' stories too.

[Nutrider99]

What was that they said about the fool and his money?

[GrocerySacker]

What was that they said about the fool and his money?

A fool and his money are soon partying.

[Suzie]

Whittaker wins another Powerball pot
According to the state Lottery Commission Web site, a $10,000 prize was won by Andrew J. Whittaker Jr. - Jack Whittaker's full name. The ticket originated at Andy's Quick Mart in Kenova on Jan. 25.
To win $10,000, Powerball players must match four of the five regular balls and the Powerball, according to the Powerball Web site. The odds against that are 1 in 584,431.
Whittaker was one ball away from winning the game's grand prize for a second time. His first victory came on Christmas Day 2002, for a then-record $314 million. After selecting the lump-sum payment and deducting taxes, Whittaker received $113 million.
MORE HERE (http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200803240351)

Apparently the fool wins more money. :shake:

[PrezLeefun]

He is an ass. Too bad.

[DesertFox]

Paris Hilton's face is shape like home plate.

A fool and his money are soon partying:rotflmbo:

Don't ever let anybody tell any of you it takes intelligence to become wealthy. This guy's just a blairing example of dumb luck.Agreed. The ability to make money is for some people a talent, as some folks can draw and others can blow smoke rings.