Here’s a story that will chap your ass something fierce.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, a 450-pound taxicab driver and convicted child molester in Florida recently won a $3 million jackpot in the Super Millions scratch-off game and naturally, people aren’t very happy about it.
Florida Lottery officials declined to stop payment of Timothy Poole’s lump sum of more than $2.2 million because “there are no laws that prohibit registered sexual predators from playing the numbers and collecting winnings.”
Poole pleaded guilty to attempted sexual battery after he was accused of performing sex acts on a nine-year-old boy in 1999. He has also been arrested 11 other times, including once in 1991 for stealing almost $20,000 worth of food stamps.
Perhaps even more disgusting is the fact that Poole has a friend. Floyd Snyder told a Florida television station that he was happy for Poole.
“He’s a very positive person,” Snyder said. “Very kind. Giving. I think that’s why he won. It’s Christmas time and the dude deserves a break.”
If you’re looking for a somewhat positive spin on this story, hey, at least we finally found somebody more undeserving of millionaire status than the Jonas Brothers.
Our Christmas wish is that Poole joins this list: 10 Lottery Winners Who Lost It All
