Ohio Woman Admits Lying in Lottery Case
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Ohio Woman Admits Lying in Lottery Case
| Thu, 01-08-2004 - 2:53pm |
This woman needs to do time as an example to the many others who have no problem trying to abuse the system. She needs to find another role model other than Jesse Jackson.
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Elecia Battle, 40, is dropping her lawsuit to block payment of the 11-state Mega Millions jackpot to the certified winner, her lawyer Sheldon Starke said.
"I wanted to win," Battle said. "The numbers were so overwhelming. I did buy a ticket and I lost. I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize."
"I'm not a bad person, I'm really not," she said. "Everyone has a past."

WOMAN ADMITS SHE LIED ABOUT LOSING LOTTERY TICKET
BY M.R. KROPKO, AP
CLEVELAND (Jan. 8) -- A woman said through tears Thursday that she lied about losing the winning ticket for a $162 million lottery prize awarded to another woman.
Elecia Battle, 40, of Cleveland, is dropping her lawsuit to block payment of the Mega Millions jackpot to the certified winner, said her lawyer Sheldon Starke.
''I wanted to win,'' Battle said. ''The numbers were so overwhelming. I did buy a ticket and I lost. I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize.''
Battle had filed a police report saying she lost the ticket, possibly when she dropped her purse outside a convenience store. The lottery declared Rebecca Jemison, 34, of suburban South Euclid, the winner on Tuesday.
Battle said she wanted to use the money to help her family and recently laid-off Cleveland police officers. She apologized to Jemison, her lawyer and her husband.
''I'm not a bad person, I'm really not,'' she said. ''Everyone has a past."
Authorities are investigating whether Battle lied in the police report - a misdemeanor punishable by 30 days to six months in jail.
Jemison, of suburban South Euclid, qualified for a lump-sum payment of $67.2 million, after taxes.
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>"This woman needs to do time as an example to the many others who have no problem trying to abuse the system. She needs to find another role model other than Jesse Jackson."<
Which "others" that abuse the system?
Why the Jessie Jackson remark? I find