Life in Florida (Trainwreck Divison)
For Ex-Lottery Winner Facing Prison, Life Is Good
TAMPA – Former lottery multimillionaire Rhoda Toth just lost her husband and is facing federal prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud. She has no money and says doctors told her she doesn’t have much longer to live, with a list of maladies including Multiple Sclerosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve damage and a torn tendon.
Still, she says, her life is beautiful.
“I’m happy,” she says. “I found love all over again that I haven’t had in 16 years.”
By the time the Alex and Rhoda Toth were arrested on tax charges in 2006, authorities said they appeared to have no assets. The $13 million Florida Lotto money won 18 years ago was long gone, and the Hudson couple was living in squalid conditions with no running water, their only electricity coming through an extension cord rigged to their car engine.
It gets worse at the link.
Don’t miss the follow-up story, coming soon: Reporter shoots assignment editor, flees Florida.
Last updated on Monday, April 28, 2008
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