Man Convicted of Bank Robbery Keeps Lottery Gambling Jackpot

Funny how life can throw people curve balls. In 2006 a man pleads guilty to robbing a bank. Then, a few years later, he wins a $1 million lottery prize.

Timothy Elliot was at a point in his life that he felt there was no place else to turn. So he took it upon himself to rob a Cape Cod bank for money. He was caught in the crime, and plead guilty in 2006 .

The judge sentenced him to five years of probation. Terms of that probation included Elliot not being allowed to buy lottery tickets or engage in any form of gambling.

He proceeded to but a scratch off ticket, and as luck would have it, he won $1 million. The payout was payable in twenty installments of $50,000, of which, Elliot has already received the first installment of.

Since he broke his probation in buying the lottery ticket, he had to appear before the judge. His lawyer claims the violation of probation was minor, and the judge agreed, allowing him to keep his winnings from the ticket.

He will now have to pay $65 a month in probation supervision fees, but that should be no problem with his annual $50,000 checks he will be receiving for roughly the next two decades.

January 18, 2008
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
Submit News!