Thursday, January 08, 2004

 

Lottery Lawsuit Lyin' Loser

Elecia Battle admitted she lied about losing the winning ticket for a $162 million lottery prize, saying: "I wanted to win so badly for my kids and my family."

"I wanted to win," Battle said. "The numbers were so overwhelming. I did buy a ticket and I lost it. ... I apologize."

Battle apologized to her husband, her lawyer and lottery winner Rebecca Jemison, saying she wanted to use the money to help her family and recently laid-off Cleveland police officers.

"I'm not a bad person, I'm really not," she said. "Everyone has a past."

Recently laid-off Cleveland police officers?!? Well, I suppose she's gotten to know them pretty well because of her "past." Personally, I think she came clean after Keith Olbermann confronted her about her criminal record, which is documented at The Smoking Gun.

posted by Anne 1/08/2004 12:32:00 PM