He could be a millionaire but betrayed her nerves, family and finally ran out of the prize.
It was in 2011 when a woman from California He won the sum of 51 million dollars with a lottery ticket of Mega Millions. Due to a situation that lived when he went to collect the prize, he could not enjoy money, he ended up being betrayed by his own son, who did not allow her to use her or her husband.
The protagonist of this story is called Etta May Urquhart, and his son Ronnie Lee Orender. A short time after being known for the enormous fortune of winning such a figure, they returned to all media holders for the legal conflict they starred. In your complaint, The mother accused him of fraud and financial abuse towards the elderly.
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The mistake that left her without her millionaire fortune
Etta spent 18 years in a row buying lottery tickets, to which his son Ronnie told him that he was missing the money. However, she was very happy when she learned that they earned 51 million dollars and offered to accompany them and her husband to the service station where they bought the ticket.
In the place, Etta was so nervous about the emotion that his hands were shaking and it was not possible to sign the ticket to be able to remove the prize. That’s why, He asked his son to do it for her and he, instead of putting his mother’s name, put his own. The woman agreed thinking that he would be a good administrator and let him use his own, but it was not. The entire award (32 million dollars after taxes) was for Ronnie.
The legal battle against your own child for money
While she is regretted by the decision and betrayal of her son, he bought 4 houses in Bakersfield, 10 vehicles, including a Ford Fusion, a GMC SUV and an Evinrude boat. In 2013, after Etta began legal actions against his son, it was learned that both parties had reached an agreement, Bakersfield.com reported.
Source: Ambito
