Registered sex offender won $14m lottery

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JENSEN BEACH — Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal. Florida lottery officials announced Monday that Cowal, who is a state registered sex offender, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing from Jan. 13.

Cowal, 47, whose name is on an eight-page record from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, elected to take a lump sum settlement of almost $8 million before taxes. He purchased the tickets at the Cumberland Farms Store at 10975 S. State Road A1A in Jensen Beach.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...jan31,0,2279039.story?coll=orl-home-headlines
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This is actually a windfall for all of his victims. They will now be able to sue him for pain and suffering and get something substantial.

-Raystonn
 
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This is actually a windfall for all of his victims. They will now be able to sue him for pain and suffering and get something substantial.

-Raystonn
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Not so fast. If he's got any brains, he'll spring for an estate attorney, to set up a trust for the lottery proceeds. Presto: untouchable.
 
The money was won by him though, not the trust. If there are any pending judgements against him then they will need to be satisfied before any judge would allow the trust.

-Raystonn
 
Well, I'll admit I don't know all the legal aspects of this. However, I've just now read the article in the OP's link. Sure enough, it's already been taken care of -- a trust has been set up.

Agree, "pending" is the key word here. Seems to me, unless there is an existing judgment against him -- unlikely, given his previous financial condition -- it's too late now to sue him for anything in a civil court. And, of course, in the absence of such a judgment, no judge needs to even be informed of, let alone approve, the trust arrangement.
 
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JENSEN BEACH — Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal.
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Hopefully life takes another startling turn for Eddie and the A-Hole dies
from a drug overdose. With that much money, he is sure to self-destruct
in some kind of way.
 
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Look at Bill Cook's picture, doesn't look like a predator much... NOT!!. The guy looks like a dinosaur with an appetite!! Jeez. That is one scary looking member of the human species.

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I think I once saw this guy on the X-Files. He was sucking all the
blood out of people and they never did catch him...:(
 
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