Two get bail in Ontario lottery jackpot theft case

Comment #10

dingo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:03:12 GMT

Luckily his wife and daughter did not try to murder him (besides drug changing).

Comment #9

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:36:27 GMT

If this is all proven to be true, I hope they throw the book at everyone involved.

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Todd — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:30:27 GMT

Good point

Comment #7

diamondpalace — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:12:11 GMT

Those becoming criminals from the act of stealing lotto tickets, lotto fraud, lotto related dishonesty should be banned from claiming future winings. That if they are the winner.

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wizeguy — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:06:41 GMT

$3000 bail sounds low for the amount in question.

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starchild_45 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:17:17 GMT

things like this don't happen in canada. right

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MommaCat — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:48:23 GMT

He further alleges that his wife manipulated 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 Sept. 16.

If they could prove this, she could also end up with a charge of attempted murder.

Sounds like Canada doesn't mess around

Comment #3

BabyJC — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:34:37 GMT

It's also puzzling why she didn't just divorce her husband and receive a nice divorce settlement instead of stealing the ticket and now face jail. Plus the poor guy is 81. She probably would have been left all the money in his will, etc. What a head scratcher.

Comment #2

Todd — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:10:54 GMT

How sad! Amazing how this woman could turn something so wonderful as a jackpot win into a nightmare for all involved (assuming that she did it).

Comment #1

savagegoose — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:51:51 GMT

well this is an advert for no anonymous winners. if he hadnt read the daughters name in the paper he might never have known.

Two get bail in Ontario lottery jackpot theft case

Lottery Post — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:23:14 GMT

Mother, daughter freed amid accusations they stole $3.5M ticket

A Windsor woman accused of taking her 81-year-old husband's $3.5 million winning lottery ticket and the daughter who cashed it in were released on bail in Ontario court Thursday.

Mary Patricia Moore, 59, and daughter Bobbie-Jo Arnold, 39, were arrested Wednesday for fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, false pretenses and uttering a forged document. Arnold signed the winning ticket and claimed the April... [ More ]