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Convicted sex offender Timothy Poole wins $3 million from $20 Florida Lottery scratchcard | Convicted sex offender Timothy Poole wins $3 million from $20 Florida Lottery scratchcard |
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A convicted sex offender has won almost $3 million on a Florida Lottery scratch-card, it has been reported. | |
Timothy Poole, who is listed on a Florida Department of Law Enforcement website as a sexual predator, bought the winning ticket last weekend, Orlando television station WKMG reported. | |
According to the station, Poole was arrested in 1999 on a charge of the sexual battery of a nine-year-old boy. | |
Poole denied the allegations but pleaded guilty to attempted sexual battery and was sentenced to 13 months he had already served in jail. | Poole denied the allegations but pleaded guilty to attempted sexual battery and was sentenced to 13 months he had already served in jail. |
According to reports, his probation was revoked in 2003 after he failed to show up for counselling sessions. | According to reports, his probation was revoked in 2003 after he failed to show up for counselling sessions. |
He was then sentenced to three years in prison before being released in 2006. | He was then sentenced to three years in prison before being released in 2006. |
Poole has told WKMG he was wrongly accused. | Poole has told WKMG he was wrongly accused. |
He told the station in November: "It may be hard for some to believe, but sometimes people are wrongly accused." | He told the station in November: "It may be hard for some to believe, but sometimes people are wrongly accused." |
Records show Poole is now a driver for taxi company Triangle Club, which is owned by his mother, NBC 33 News has reported. | Records show Poole is now a driver for taxi company Triangle Club, which is owned by his mother, NBC 33 News has reported. |
He won the money after buying a $20 ticket from a store in Mount Dora, Florida. | He won the money after buying a $20 ticket from a store in Mount Dora, Florida. |
There are no laws preventing those convicted of a crime from playing or winning the lottery, ABC News has reported. | There are no laws preventing those convicted of a crime from playing or winning the lottery, ABC News has reported. |
Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |
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